MARIE FRANC

Marie Franc is a five-piece band from Manchester, blending sultry pop vocals with intricate, genre-blurring instrumentation. Drawing from folk, jazz, rock, and country, their sound is rich, immersive, and deeply evocative. Their lyrics explore love, history, nature, folklore, and sexuality, crafting songs that are as thought-provoking as they are emotionally raw.

Critics and listeners alike have been captivated by their arresting vocal presence an intoxicating blend of delicate beauty and raw intensity, drawing comparisons to Sinéad O’Connor and Dolores O’Riordan. There’s an ache to the delivery, a depth that lingers, while the band surrounds it with spacious, soulful instrumentation reminiscent of Foxygen, BADBADNOTGOOD, and Mac DeMarco. Their music seamlessly moves between intimate folk storytelling and expansive, genre-defying soundscapes.

Praised for their intricate yet understated arrangements, Marie Franc’s sound is at once hypnotic and fire-lit, balancing breezy pop hooks with brooding, country-folk mystery. Their compositions weave between moments of stark, ‘70s-style elegance and lush, jazz-infused warmth, creating a tapestry of emotion and atmosphere.

With their spellbinding sound and poetic lyricism, Marie Franc invites listeners into a world both haunting and warm, carving out a space entirely their own.