Behind: Florence Road
Written by Emily
Florence Road an Irish indie-rock four-piece band from Bray, County Wicklow, named after the road where they all met in school. They are currently one of the fastest rising bands in Ireland right now after the release of their single, ‘Hanging Out To Dry’ as part of their latest EP, ‘Spring Forward’ which they have landed over a million streams on, making this their most popular release so far.
Following this release, the fanbase has grown hugely, with tour tickets in the US, Ireland, Europe and the UK selling out in a matter of seconds. Besides having sold out their own tour, they have played countless festivals and have opened for bands like ‘Wolf Alice’ and ‘The Last Dinner Party’. Only now are they gaining this huge recognition, but this has been far from the beginning for them. They started as a school cover band performing during lunch breaks at the age of 16 and built an early following on TikTok, as many people had first discovered them through their cover of ‘Hard Times’ by Paramore. From there, they had formed a strong fanbase for their first release as part of their EP ‘Fall Back’ which was ‘Heavy’. Within the release of Fall Back, it was an EP with five songs; ‘Hand Me Downs’, ‘Break The Girl’, ‘Caterpillar’, ‘Goodnight’, ‘Figure It Out’ and ‘Heavy’. They are currently one of the best bands to come out of Ireland right now and this is only the beginning of their rapid growth.