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Folk Bitch Trio tell us about the influences behind their debut LP ‘Now Would Be a Good Time’

Folk Bitch Trio tell us about the influences behind their debut LP ‘Now Would Be a Good Time’

Melbourne band Folk Bitch Trio‘s debut album Now Would Be a Good Time is out today via Jagjaguwar. Stream it, and read our Notable Releases review, below. To celebrate its release, we asked Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington, and Gracie Sinclair to tell us about five of the musical influences behind the album, and you can watch them do that below.

We also caught their recent official first headlining NYC show, which happened on Tuesday night (7/22) at Night Club 101 (they also did an instore performance a couple days earlier at Honeymoon Coffee in Ridgewood on Sunday) with support from Bloomsday. It was a treat to get such an intimate live preview of Now Would Be a Good Time, and the room was spellbound by their harmonies, which were even more goosebump-inducing in person. You can see pictures from that below.

Folk Bitch Trio will be supporting Whitney on tour soon, including an Asbury Park, NJ show at The Stone Pony on August 10. See all dates below.

<a href="https://folkbitchtrio.bandcamp.com/album/now-would-be-a-good-time">Now Would Be A Good Time by Folk Bitch Trio</a>

FOLK BITCH TRIO – NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME REVIEW

Right from the name Folk Bitch Trio, you know what you’re getting: a trio of women with a knack for folk music and a great sense of humor. If you’re anything like me, the name alone sucked you in and the Melbourne group’s music delivered. Longtime friends Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington, and Gracie Sinclair started singing together in 2019, and the lush harmonies on their debut album Now Would Be a Good Time are so beautiful and natural, a testament to that friendship. Paired with acoustic instrumentation, they have a timeless quality, simple but compelling and resonant. They cite Gillian Welch, their labelmates Bonny Light Horseman, Big Thief, Aldous Harding, and Wilco as influences, which is a good summation of their vibe, while Phoebe Bridgers said that the trio’s early single “Edie” reminded her of “Boygenius if it was from the ’40s or something.” It’s that blend of vintage charm and modern edge that makes their music so compelling.

Bloomsday (photo by Amanda M Hatfield)

Bloomsday (photo by Amanda M Hatfield)

Folk Bitch Trio (photo by Amanda M Hatfield)

FOLK BITCH TRIO: 2025 TOUR DATES
Jul 25, 2025 KXCS House Show Los Angeles, CA
Jul 27, 2025 Sibylline Records Los Angeles, CA
Aug 4, 2025 The Pavilion at Tree House Brewing Charlton, MA *
Aug 5, 2025 Levitate Backyard (Outdoor Concert Series) Marshfield, MA *
Aug 6, 2025 The Stone Church Brattleboro, VT *
Aug 7, 2025 Levon Helm Studios Woodstock, NY *
Aug 8, 2025 The Recher Towson, MD *
Aug 10, 2025 The Stone Pony Asbury Park, NJ *
Aug 12, 2025 Anthology Rochester, NY *
Aug 13, 2025 HI-FI Annex (HI-FI Indy) Indianapolis, IN *
Aug 14, 2025 Globe Iron Cleveland, OH *
Aug 17, 2025 Green Man Festival Crickhowell, UK
Aug 18, 2025 Brudenell Social Club Leeds, UK
Aug 20, 2025 King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 22, 2025 Whelan’s Dublin, Ireland
Aug 23, 2025 YES Manchester, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 2025 All Points East Festival London, England
Aug 26, 2025 The Lexington London, United Kingdom
Aug 27, 2025 De Kromme Haring Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 29, 2025 Into The Great Wide Open Festival Oost-Vlieland, Netherlands
Sep 5, 2025 Jive Adelaide, SA @
Sep 6, 2025 Mojos Fremantle, Australia @
Sep 13, 2025 Corner Hotel Melbourne, VIC ^+
Sep 14, 2025 Corner Hotel Melbourne, VIC ^+
Sep 19, 2025 The Brightside Brisbane, Australia ^
Sep 20, 2025 The Lansdowne Sydney, Australia ^
Sep 21, 2025 The Lansdowne Sydney, NSW ^
Sep 26, 2025 The Tuning Fork Auckland, Auckland %
Sep 27, 2025 San Fran Wellington, Wellington %
Sep 28, 2025 Loons Theatre Lyttelton, New Zealand %
Nov 26, 2025 The Park Theatre Winnipeg, MB #
Nov 28, 2025 The Exchange Regina, SK #
Nov 29, 2025 Coors Event Centre Saskatoon, Canada #
Nov 30, 2025 Midway Music Hall Edmonton, AB #