Gia Ransome Celebrates Hindsight with Her Latest Single, “Buttercup”

For anyone who realizes after the fact that they should have known better about someone, Gia Ransome’s latest single, “Buttercup,” is an ode to you. The singer and songwriter just revealed her new single, her first of the year. Featuring a tinge of darkness and a feel for the melodramatic, the song is like a big ball of emotions clumped together into one. It’s an alternative rock cluster of lust, anger, love, hate, want, and regret.

Lyrically, Ransome centers “Buttercup” around the lyric “I should have known that you were trouble.” This is a very relatable sentiment and point of view where we have all found ourselves at one time or another. It’s an expression of the turmoil that develops through passion that goes sideways. It’s also a nice entry into Ransome’s catalogue of singles, highlighting her melancholic, indie alternative style with a tinge of the theatrical.

The writing of “Buttercup” was born of a lot of thought and self-reflection. Commenting on the song, Gia Ransome tells us:

“Usually when I write a song, I don’t change it after I’ve finished writing the lyrics and melody. I’m a big believer that most of the magic comes in the moment of inspiration, so I try not to edit too much. Buttercup was different. I’d already been playing it at shows for a while, but it never quite sat right with me. At the time I wrote it I was still in the relationship that it’s about, and I found it hard to be honest in my songwriting because I knew he would hear it. My writing was very filtered.

“When we broke up, I thought, ‘Ok, I can say what I really feel now,’ which is in essence that if I’d known how it would turn out, I would have run the other way. ‘I should have known that you were trouble’ became the new sentiment of the chorus (replacing embarrassingly bad lyrics that I won’t be sharing with you, I’d burn them if I could).

“All that said, I probably would have gone for it even if I had known. It’s easy to be wise in retrospect, but we all have to learn the hard way sometimes! As they say, the heart wants what it wants.”

Gia Ransome has been on a roll as a songwriter and performer. Last year, she released the singles “Boots,” “Crush,” and “Morning Light,” as well as the comparatively unique acoustic EP Winter. Winter emphasized a more stripped-down, singer-songwriter approach from an artist who has come to be known for her dark drama. Ransome is an artist who always seeks new and unique challenges. Which is why her sound and tone typically shift from release to release. That musical versatility will be on full display with the new music she has to release that’s on the horizon. That upcoming EP will move from a more guitar-driven approach towards a more delicate modern alternative sound.

From her adaptability and excitement at taking on new challenges, Ransome shows a fearlessness common to all great artists. Artistic risks are what she lives for; these are characteristics of a songwriter and performer who will set an example for her peers, her contemporaries, and most certainly her fanbase.

Tour Dates:

05/24 – Live at the Polo at Polish White Eagle Club, Canberra, AU (w/ Sophie Edwards and Jett Blyton)
05/25 – Lonely Hearts Volume II, Lalala’s Wollongong, AU (w/ GRXCE, Memory Motel, Tawny Port, and Creeping Jenny)

Gia Ransome “Buttercup” single artwork