{"product_id":"folk-bitch-trio-now-would-be-a-good-time-sky-blue-opaque-vinyl-lp","title":"Now Would Be A Good Time","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Would Be A Good Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the striking debut album from Melbourne trio Folk Bitch Trio, a record that takes the traditions of folk music and injects them with sharp humour, modern anxieties and the messy realities of life in your twenties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormed by former high school friends Heide Peverelle, Jeanie Pilkington and Gracie Sinclair, the group approach folk from a distinctly contemporary perspective, sidestepping the genre's tendency toward reverence and solemnity in favour of wit, irony and brutally honest storytelling. Their songs are vivid and intimate, balancing beauty with discomfort in ways that feel closer to the worlds of writers like Mary Gaitskill and Otessa Moshfegh than traditional folk revivalism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the album, Folk Bitch Trio explore dissociative daydreams, complicated relationships, sexual fantasies, media overload and the countless minor humiliations and resentments that define modern adulthood. Their lyrics are matched by stunning vocal harmonies and arrangements that feel timeless while remaining unmistakably contemporary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpening track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCathode Ray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces the trio's breathtaking harmonies against spacious, atmospheric production, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoth Song\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e drifts through themes of unrequited love and emotional disorientation with dreamlike beauty, elevated by Anita Clark's haunting violin contributions. Elsewhere, songs such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Actor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotel TV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e capture the awkward, painful and often absurd moments that accompany the end of relationships with remarkable honesty and dark humour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlready having toured extensively across Australia, Europe and the United States alongside artists including King Gizzard, Alex G and Julia Jacklin, Folk Bitch Trio have quickly established themselves as one of Australia's most exciting new voices. Their signing to acclaimed independent label Jagjaguwar places them alongside artists such as Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its heart, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Would Be A Good Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an album about friendship, uncertainty and learning how to navigate contemporary life with equal parts cynicism and hope. It is a remarkable debut from a band whose songwriting, harmonies and perspective feel both timeless and entirely of the moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folk Bitch Trio","offers":[{"title":"Light Blue","offer_id":53169377018223,"sku":"JAG471LP-C4","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/7089\/3423\/files\/FOLKBITCHTRIO-NowWouldBeAGoodTimeSkyBlueOpaqueVinylLP.jpg?v=1782972825","url":"https:\/\/www.thevinylstore.com.au\/products\/folk-bitch-trio-now-would-be-a-good-time-sky-blue-opaque-vinyl-lp","provider":"The Vinyl Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}