Gracie Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington and Heide Peverelle (aka Folk Bitch Trio) went to high school together.
While in Year 12, Jeanie sent the following text to Heide: “Folk Bitch Trio. You, me, Gracie… Write songs together and bring our own happy medium between Gillian Welch-country heartbreak and Julia Jacklin-major 7th inner-city Melbourne…” – that MO alone is enough to pique one’s interest, right? Fun fact: said trio have since shared a stage with Jacklin.
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Intimate encounters in the backseat of a white car, unrequited love, “a woman with knitting in her lap” – although vulnerable and earnest at their core, Folk Bitch Trio defy the genre’s typical sad-song trope by injecting humour and modern vernacular into their raw, confessional storytelling.
“Afternoon fuck and then a fight/ When everybody’s listening/ My friends are in the kitchen…” – according to Jeanie, Hotel TV recounts “having a sex dream about somebody else while next to your partner”; hearing “had a filthy dream” sung sweetly in three-part harmony sure brings a smile to the dial.
We’re well aware The Chordettes were a quartet, but this trio’s lush vocal blend immediately evokes Mr. Sandman (especially during the a cappella I’ll Find A Way).
Folk Bitch Trio’s flawless harmonies don’t require much embellishment, and mostly rhythmic strumming or occasional plucked strings are utilised throughout.
Folk Bitch Trio’s debut album is equal parts heartfelt and melancholic. What’s that? You’ve “come undone”? Okay, Now Would Be A Good Time to press play on this soul-enriching sonic balm, then.
