{"id":3712,"date":"2025-04-23T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T10:21:01","slug":"florence-road-irelands-rising-indie-sensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/florence-road-irelands-rising-indie-sensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Florence Road: Ireland&#039;s Rising Indie Sensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy82MDAxNjkwNy9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc2NzI5MzkyOX0.IlY4jkyE0lU1D6jZ6aV175tbBf0IDrACe3KO33umPvw\/img.jpg?width=3500&amp;height=2540&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/florence.road\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florence Road<\/a> are making a name for themselves and not turning back. The childhood friendship turned foursome Lily Aron, Emma Brandon, Alibhe Barry and Hannah Kelly, hail from Wicklow, Ireland. However, their captivating, raw vocal stylings and crushing, alternative rock arrangements have already begun to globalize them.<\/p>\n<p>The group gained popularity on TikTok after posting fisheye lens covers of classics by a range of hitmakers from Kate Bush to Dominic Fike. When they began teasing original music, fans waited with bated breath. On March 14, the group released \u201cheavy,\u201d a song featuring the grueling story of a tumultuous fortnight for lead vocalist Lily Aron. Drums and racing guitars support Aron through her slackened, emotionally drained chorus. The song paints a picture of desperation and the desire for understanding, making listeners yearn, like Aron, for more.<\/p>\n<p>Florence Road\u2019s latest single \u201ccaterpillar,\u201d out today, promises a more acoustic take on the band&#8217;s Phoebe Bridgers-meets-Cranberries-inspired alternative. The lyrics are just as vulnerable as their previous releases, but Florence Road has stripped away the backings that could provide even a little solace. They opened up to <em><em>PAPER <\/em><\/em>about the song\u2019s creation.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8fd79fc6f7ad11d5eb3dca96efa25892\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Florence Road - Caterpillar (Straight from the tub)\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJAdZtGMBOs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way I could describe it was as if a \u2018caterpillar\u2019 was hatching in my chest,\u201d the band told us. \u201cThat nauseous, fluttery feeling that won\u2019t go away. I deal with those emotions by creating \u2013 so we hope fans will be able to find comfort in the song and that we can articulate what it\u2019s like for those who can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song&#8217;s music video shows the band lounging in a bathtub and Aron singing to the camera with a deadpan expression. \u201cWhen we first had the idea of filming &#8216;caterpillar&#8217; in a bathtub, we thought it was just a bit of a laugh,\u201d they explained. \u201cBut as we got in there, it clicked \u2014 there\u2019s something about the intimacy of it that mirrors the vulnerability of the song itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans who caught on early may have already heard \u201ccaterpillar&#8221; \u2014 the group has been performing it on their tour stops. So far, they\u2019ve spent 2025 rocking out at shows in Europe and made it across the pond in March for Misneach festival in Boston. In August, the group is slated to open for Wallows at the Belfast and Glasgow stops of their <em>MODEL &amp; More <\/em>tour.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"3e323dc70a0bdfb459d6a97c0cc2604d\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"74e2e\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img-76.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/janphilipzen\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan Philipzen<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florence Road are making a name for themselves and not turning back. The childhood friendship turned foursome Lily Aron, Emma Brandon, Alibhe Barry and Hannah Kelly, hail from Wicklow, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/23\/florence-road-irelands-rising-indie-sensation\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Florence Road: Ireland&#039;s Rising Indie Sensation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3712"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3712"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3717,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3712\/revisions\/3717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}