", which GoldenPlec described as a combination of "angsty alt-rock" and indie rock,[12] and in 2022 he released the single "Grapes", a take on developing into young adulthood,[13] and then his second EP, Bitter Tongues.

[14] In March 2023, Marriott announced his debut album Are We There Yet?,[9] joined Jake Bugg in his Royal Albert Hall performance[15] for the Teenage Cancer Trust,[16] and supported Lovejoy on tour.

[24] In November, he announced dates for a UK and European tour,[25] and released Are We There Yet?,[15] whose name was taken from a regular utterance of his during family road trips and which narrates a hypothetical return to Spain.

[27] Marriott initially "fell head over heels in love with music" after attending an ABBA tribute concert with family as a child.

[15] In an August 2023 interview with Dork, Marriott cited the Strokes, Bloc Party, Foals, and Kelly Clarkson as influences, the latter for her "in your fucking face" vocal production, and stated that many of his inspirations came from video games he played, describing his music as "somewhere between Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock and any FIFA soundtrack between '06 and '13".

[13] Marriott also cites Jacob Collier, as having "an interesting way of writing melodies" and wants crowds at his shows to feel like how he did when seeing Delta Sleep perform "The Detail".

[10] Marriott also noted that a Dodie concert he attended "made [him] fall in love with having a string quartet over indie music".