Album Review: Now Would Be A Good Time by Folk Bitch Trio

For better and for worse, Melbourne-based Folk Bitch Trio sound an awful lot like Julia Jacklin. While the resemblance to Jacklin's tried-and-true sound makes them immediately accessible, they verge on being a carbon copy of their fellow-Melburnian, making Now Would be a Good Time a "high floor, low ceiling" kind of debut album. To paraphrase one YouTube commenter on the "God's a Different Sword" video, "this is one of those [albums] you hear, and you think it can't be the first time you've heard it." Still, it's a fair debut with memorable lyrics.

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There's something incredibly natural and unaffected about the way Folk Bitch Trio make art. From the name down - disarming yet eye-catching - the Australia-rooted group feel original, while also being comforting and familiar. Debut album 'Now Would Be A Good Time' is wonderful - folk-hewn songwriting that is minimalist, while also embracing colour, it makes sure that each note counts.

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At a glance, of the three descriptors in Australian trio Folk Bitch Trio's name ring true: there are three of them, Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington and Grace Sinclair, and they champion a folk sound invigorated by rumbling Americana, classic rock and balladry. Opener 'God's a Different Sword' sets the atmosphere, instrumentally warm, with dusky strums to accompany the threesome's converging voices. With quips like "Am I lucky? Or am I just sane?" and "Can't deny it, my body keeps the score / But if you tell me that you need it / I can get up off my floor," they showcase a mindful wit.

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