The band consists of vocalist Petra Mases, drummer Petter Nygårdh, guitarist Jerker Krumlinde, bassist Paulina Mellkvist and keyboardist Oskar Bond.

Francis has gained a following in the DIY community of Sweden as well as in the other Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands, where they performed at the Fabriq Festival in 2012.

[2] In October 2015, Francis released their first worldwide single, Follow Me Home, to be featured on their album Marathon.

[3] The band collaborated with producer Nicolas Vernhes to create a "crisp, lucid guitar-pop"[4] contrasting with melancholy lyrics.

"[7] The original founders of Francis aimed to put a punk spin on modern folk music, citing American musicians Tom Waits and Patti Smith.