Aged fifteen,[3] they formed the Folk,[2] a band composed of lead singer Lucy Holmes, ukelele player Rose Goodship, and violinist Sam Saward, for which Deakin Davies played guitar;[5] all four spent time busking in Hertford,[2] during which time they were spotted by Martin Lumsden of Cream Room,[6] a recording studio in Dane End in Hertfordshire which closed in 2021.
[11] Deakin Davies' first production works were made at the back of a converted shed at the end of their parents' garden, and which was built by their stepdad.
[24] In February 2019,[25] Gary Barlow hired Deakin-Davies as a studio assistant;[9] in a September 2021 with Moths and Giraffes, Deakin Davies asserted that the collaboration came about after meeting Fraser T. Smith at a ceremony for an award they had won, that the lockdown met that their contract had been extended from one year to two, and that it ended in February 2021.
[25] One of the songs Deakin-Davies wrote, "Let's Get Drunk", appeared on Barlow's 2020 album Music Played by Humans, which charted at No.
[29] Around this time, Deakin Davies was scouted for a year-long mentorship programme led by Fred Again, as part of which they cowrote a track with him, Raye, MNEK, and Kamille.
[33] The song was released alongside a video containing a commentary on being a queer person in a heteronormative society,[32] and was followed by "Bumped in the Head", which featured Ellie Dixon.
[34] In May 2024, Deakin Davies announced their debut EP Dogbowl,[35] so-called due to their self-deprecating attitude at the time,[30] and released "Xtreme Circumstances", which completed the Charlieeeee's World music video trilogy; "Easy" depicted Deakin Davies falling to Earth and finding love, while "Bumped in the Head" depicted them exploring Earth and discovering their community and "Xtreme Circumstances" depicted them discovering a love for music and performing while contemplating a return to their home planet.
[30] Writing in February 2024, Notion described Deakin Davies' sound as a combination of "indie vibes, hyper-pop energy, and a touch of '00s nostalgia" and "somewhat reminiscent of Paramore and Piri & Tommy's lovechild",[37] and in March 2024, DIY described "Bumped in the Head" as a fusion of "heavy D'n'B beats with synth-pop melodies";[34] Deakin Davies used the former piece to assert that they had been inspired to introduce drum and bass to their sound from touring with drum and bass artists.