Charley Stone

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Charley Stone
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres Indie rock, Britpop, riot grrrl, garage rock, post-punk
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass guitar, vocals
Years active1993 – present
Member ofCharley Stone & the Actual Band, Desperate Journalist, Sleeper, Joanne Joanne, Keith Top of the Pops and His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band, the Fallen Women, Ye Nuns, the Abba Stripes, the Dumb Blondes, the Hive Fives
Formerly of Nightnurse, Salad, Gay Dad, Fosca, Charlotte Hatherley, Linus, the Priscillas, Spy '51, Deptford Beach Babes, the New Royal Family, the Famous Cocks, MX Tyrants, the Misters of Circe, W*llstonekraft
Website charleystone.bandcamp.com

Charley Stone is an English multi-instrumentalist musician based in London, UK. Active in the indie scene since the early 1990s, in 2024 Stone released her debut solo album, "Here Comes The Actual Band", to positive reviews from Louder Than War, [1] Loud Women, [2] The Idler, [3] and others.

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History

Charley Stone first came to notice in short-lived riot grrrl band Frantic Spiders, from Exeter, who released EP You're Dead in 1993; [4] she also played in Toxic Shock Syndrome. Stone then joined Britpop band Salad [5] in 1996. In 1997 she replaced Charlotte Hatherley on guitar in the band Nightnurse [6] after Hatherley left to join Ash.

In 1998 Stone joined Gay Dad as guitarist [7] and also first played live with Fosca, as she would continue to do over the next decade. Stone also joined Linus as bass player. [8] By 2003 Stone was playing in Spy '51, [9] who although active since the 1990s released their debut album in 2006. [7]

Since the 2000s Stone has both performed solo and played with a number of artists including the Priscillas, [10] the New Royal Family/the Famous Cocks, Deptford Beach Babes, Charlotte Hatherley, [6] W*llstonekraft, MX Tyrants, [11] [12] Misters of Circe, [13] and Salad. [14] She has also worked as a producer for new bands, such as the Wimmins' Institute. [15]

In addition, Stone currently plays in the Fallen Women, [16] Desperate Journalist, [17] Sleeper, [18] Keith Top of the Pops and His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band, [19] Ye Nuns, [20] Joanne Joanne, [21] the Abba Stripes, the Dumb Blondes, the Hive Fives, and Charley Stone & the Actual Band. [22]

Selected discography

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  2. ↑ "Charley Stone: Here Comes the Actual Band – album review". 29 May 2024.
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  17. ↑ @DespJournalist (26 November 2018). "If you came to see us supporting @marionthegroup on Saturday, you'll already know we were joined by our friend and **new live guitarist** @charleston51 . She'll be playing on all forthcoming dates, helping us sound bigger and better. Welcome Charley!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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