In the space of four minutes, Biddlewood can break your heart and make your day. They’ll prove this to you with ‘Young and Foolish’, taken from their upcoming self-titled EP.
 
Recently signed to youth-run record label Decibels Records and entering the studio for the first time, the band are tangibly excited: they have an undeniable, infectious energy, their sound tinged with nostalgia and soaked in sass.
 
With 60s-infused guitar-pop melodies, and lyrics that sound like a conversation you would enjoy overhearing on the tram, these Melbourne girls make music with a maturity and edge that belies their years.
 
Dual frontwomen Tali Harding-Hone and Bridget McArthur, along with drummer and vocalist Isabel Campbell-Taylor wrote their first song together in grade two. In a classic “let’s start a band” narrative, the band learnt their instruments as they went, which might explain the effortlessness of their playing: all three members play with a precision and restraint that lets their songs speak for themselves.
 
The songs may feel short and sweet on the surface, but there’s a sour bite to Biddlewood’s lyrics that will catch you off-guard: “Please don’t tell your friends about s*** that you’ve made up about you and me/Or at least make it easier to believe”.
 
Biddlewood are ready to sweetly lay down the law. Their debut EP will be released October 18 through Decibels Records as part of the 2014 Darebin Music Feast.

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