They’ve got the hooks, the harmonies and the explosive live energy, but if there’s one thing Little Quirks are missing, it’s a good fake ID.

It’s not that unusual to get carded at a Sydney venue, but when you’re due to play in 10 minutes, things can get a bit hairy. Upon their return from dinner, sisters Abbey and Mia Toole, and cousin Jaymi Toole were stopped at the door by a bouncer. With Mia only being 15, the manager had to be summoned, forms signed, assurances given.

There’s little chance of the Gosford band slipping under the radar any more. Their last single – the independently released ‘Crumbled’ – has clocked up nearly 2 million streams on Spotify and the band are playing bigger and bigger stages, from folk festivals to supporting the likes of Jack River and Xavier Rudd.

Now their new EP, Cover My Eyes, is to be released track by track, beginning with ‘Life Wouldn’t Be, a minor-key beauty about leaping into the unknown. The producer is Wayne Connelly, who has a faultless indie pedigree, but who Little Quirks particularly appreciated for his work on alt-folk and country acts such All Our Exes Live in Texas and Boy & Bear. The brief was to bring some exhilarating pop and indie to their delicate folk side.

Add a record collection education of Queen, Led Zep and AC/DC from their parents and the band have nailed a feisty new folk sound that bursts with energy in a live setting – think the bounding exuberance and stage craft of Mumford & Sons. You can witness that for yourself this year, when Little Quirks play BIGSOUND, Dashville Festival, Lost Lands Festival in Victoria and a run of headline shows to promote the single ‘Life Wouldn’t Be’. 

 ‘Life Wouldn’t Be’ – out August 23 through Ditto.

SEPT 3-5 BIGSOUND, Brisbane

SAT OCT 5 Dashville Festival, NSW

FRI OCT 11 Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

SAT OCT 12 Junk Bar, Brisbane

SAT NOV 2 Espy, Melbourne

SUN NOV 3 Lost Lands Festival, VIC