What makes Florence Road so instantly magnetising isn’t just frontwoman Lily Aron with her impassioned, grainy vocals, but the dynamic she shares with her best friends on guitar, bass and drums. The band, named after the road of their school, is very proud to be part of Irish culture, and the vibrant Dublin scene. They usually jam their songs together, shapeshifting tantalisingly from rock subgenre to subgenre. With just one EP, and some singles out, the band is already compared to The Cranberries, and labelled as ‘the next big thing’. Florence Road has been nominated for the Music Moves Europe (MME) Awards, the EU prize for emerging European artists. Winners will be revealed at the award ceremony on 15 January, 2026 at ESNS.