Chartreuse are a band built on deep connection and emotional honesty. The Black Country four-piece—Mike Wagstaff, Harriet Wilson, Rory Wagstaff, and Perry Lovering—have been close friends since college, and that closeness runs through everything they do. Their live shows are intimate, immersive, and quietly powerful, with songs that often see Harriet singing Mike’s lyrics, or vice versa—an exchange rooted in trust and shared experience.
Formed in 2014, when Mike and Harriet’s early folk project grew into a full band with the addition of Rory on drums and Perry on bass, Chartreuse have since developed a sound that resists easy definition. Their music blends folk, soul, ambient textures, and subtle electronics, all grounded in honest, heartfelt songwriting.
Their debut album Morning Ritual is a reflection of that spirit—finding light in the darkness and hope in vulnerability. “There’s a strange optimism in pulling all your negative traits out, revising and reviewing them, then putting them back, in order,” says Mike.
But it’s on stage where Chartreuse truly come into their own—inviting audiences into their world with warmth, emotion, and a quiet but defiant refusal to be boxed in.