Folk Bitch Trio – The Actor

Melbourne/Naarm’s Folk Bitch Trio has just taken a significant step in their musical journey by signing with the renowned independent label Jagjaguwar and releasing “The Actor,” a track that showcases their distinctive harmonious approach to songcraft.

Gracie Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington, and Heide Peverelle have been together for five years: “We have three individual voices, but the story we tell is unified because our hearts are very melded.”
This statement perfectly captures what makes their sound so captivating—three distinct perspectives converging into a singular artistic vision.

“The Actor” traces the trajectory of a relationship from infatuation to dissolution, exploring what they describe as “falling hard and fast and breaking down quick too.” The narrative unfolds through observations that begin with affectionate details noticed during the falling-in-love stage, continuing through the complexities of fighting and intimate connection, before culminating in the relationship’s demise at “your partner’s solo theatre play”—a fitting metaphor for the self-absorption that can doom a romance.

Folk Bitch Trio’s approach to songwriting encompasses a broad emotional spectrum, touching on what Peverelle describes as “loss, fear, sex, rage, elation but most importantly love and laughs.” This breadth of feeling reflects the growing pains they’ve experienced as individuals and as a band during their early adult years.