Mollie Marriott

Delivering incendiary, ballad-esque pop/rock, Mollie Marriott is a singer/songwriter from the U.K. She is the daughter of <a href="spotify:artist:7pvL2bMcPtEGYzwTcULQKj">Steve Marriott</a> -- singer and guitarist of <a href="spotify:artist:1YqGsKpdixxSVgpfaL2AEQ">the Small Faces</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2CxLP749mup3ncPrXgCnvU">Humble Pie</a> -- who sadly passed away when Mollie was 12 years old. She was subsequently raised by her stepfather, rock & roll singer & guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:7kahNN1zgjhLViJkX7retp">Joe Brown</a>. Her upbringing was naturally quite artistic and she spent a lot of time in her stepfather's home recording studio. She developed a taste for alternative rock and grunge throughout her teens and was particularly fond of artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:1w5Kfo2jwwIPruYS2UWh56">Pearl Jam</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5xUf6j4upBrXZPg6AI4MRK">Soundgarden</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6ogn9necmbUdCppmNnGOdi">Alanis Morissette</a>.

Mollie got her first taste of performance at the age of 12, having briefly joined and toured with a girl band. Through the friendship of producer Jan "Stan" Kybert (<a href="spotify:artist:5zzrJD2jXrE9dZ1AklRFcL">KT Tunstall</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6FXMGgJwohJLUSr5nVlf9X">Massive Attack</a>), she eventually met <a href="spotify:artist:6sN51vEARnAAdBw1IKZ8Q9">Liam Gallagher</a>, who recruited her to perform backing vocals on the 2002 <a href="spotify:artist:2DaxqgrOhkeH0fpeiQq2f4">Oasis</a> album, Heathen Chemistry. She took some time during her twenties to raise her daughter and pursue other interests and hobbies (including a career in dental nursing) before ultimately deciding to return to the industry a few years later, performing with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:1zxmHkQCUfZYDjwV6MYjZN">Mick Hucknall</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:67ea9eGLXYMsO2eYQRui3w">the Who</a>, and the reunion of <a href="spotify:artist:1YqGsKpdixxSVgpfaL2AEQ">the Faces</a> in 2015. She went on to share the stage with the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:1OwarW4LEHnoep20ixRA0y">Robert Plant</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0FI0kxP0BWurTz8cB8BBug">Mark Knopfler</a> in celebration of <a href="spotify:artist:22bE4uQ6baNwSHPVcDxLCe">Rolling Stones</a> founding bassist <a href="spotify:artist:5TKEKLhk0wTKM5m61BtKQC">Bill Wyman</a>'s 80th birthday in late 2016.

While the late 2010s saw Marriott continue with backing vocal work -- she went on to work with <a href="spotify:artist:38unGip4o3KhMfqHdHWB7K">Chas & Dave</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:25eBFWDJJFUO1wjajssshX">Dennis Locorriere</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:2Mhi3jfuRSdbVZPdjqsnnN">Dr. Hook</a> -- she also got to work writing and recording her debut full-length. She began writing the album in Nashville with the intention of combining the various alternative influences of her teens. The record -- titled Truth Is a Wolf -- saw release in the fall of 2017 and featured a guest performance from <a href="spotify:artist:7Lf3LOZp3U3u2f6cWMd3AH">Paul Weller</a> on the track "King of Hearts." Marriott embarked on a nationwide tour to promote the album throughout November and December of that year. She also acted as creative consultant and vocal coach on the stage musical All or Nothing, a production based on the career of <a href="spotify:artist:1YqGsKpdixxSVgpfaL2AEQ">the Small Faces</a>. ~ Rob Wacey, Rovi