Charley Marlowe were a London based band whose stand out performances at elected venues such as Cithea, 12 Bar Club, The Scala, Subterannia, The Jazz Cafe, Kashmir Cafe and Cargo brought them a local cult following between the late 90's and early 00's . Their sound has been described as “a beautiful mutant, fusing folk to hop, avant to pop, sung to spoken word”, they produce an imaginative mix of soulful lyrics, humorous pop and sensual world beat sounds.

“Quirky performance poet Francesca Beard fronts this bluesy, rootsy band, contributing lyrics that linger and shivering vocals which melt into guitarist Piers Faccini’s deeper tones. The group’s heroes are Serge Gainsbourg, Nick Drake and Leadbelly, but their sound is their own and utterly magical at that.” (Evening Standard - Friday, 5th May 2000)