Bishop Briggs – Tell My Therapist I’m Fine

If you’ve been following Bishop Briggs since her massive breakout hit “River,” you know she’s never been an artist to hide behind vague metaphors. Her music hits hard, loud, and straight to the chest. But on her third studio album, Tell My Therapist I’m Fine, the alternative powerhouse delivers her most personal and loudest project yet.

Released five years after her 2019 sophomore album CHAMPION, Briggs returns from a quiet hiatus following a period of massive life shifts. Between processing the tragic loss of her sister and manager, Kate, to ovarian cancer, and stepping into motherhood for the first time, this 10 track collection chronicles a person rebuilding themselves from the ground up.

Here is our breakdown of why Tell My Therapist I’m Fine might just be Bishop Briggs’ best work to date.

1. The Sound: Nostalgic Pop-Punk Meets Gritty Alt-Rock

Rather than leaning into quiet acoustic grief, Briggs turns up the distortion. Tell My Therapist I’m Fine trades pure pop polish for heavy live guitars, punchy bass lines, and raw live drums.

Much of this sonic pivot pays homage to the 2000s Warped Tour era alternative rock that Briggs and her late sister grew up listening to together. That influence shines brightest on “Isolated Love,” a standout track featuring Travis Barker on drums that unleashes pure 2000s punk-rock urgency.

Key Standout Tracks to Add to Your Playlist:

• “My Serotonin”

• “Mona Lisa On A Mattress”

• “Isolated Love (feat. Travis Barker)”

• “Growing Pains”

2. The Lyrics: Unfiltered, Diaristic Vulnerability

The album’s title sets the tone immediately: it’s a cheekily relatable nod to putting on a fake smile and telling people you’re “fine” when everything around you is unraveling.

Briggs’ songwriting feels pulled straight out of therapy journal entries:

• “Mona Lisa On A Mattress” kicks off with sharp, vivid songwriting detailing toxic, chaotic, yet intoxicating relationships.

• “Growing Pains” captures the emotional heavy-lifting of holding immense grief in one hand while nurturing a new child in the other.

• “My Serotonin” captures the desperate search for light during dark emotional spells.

Tell My Therapist I’m Fine works because it doesn’t try to wrap trauma up in a neat little bow. It’s an album about the messy middle of healing. Driven by her signature rasp and blues-tinged vocal power, Bishop Briggs delivers a cathartic rock record that feels equal parts devastating and triumphant.