[2] The group received media attention, and were named as one of "The next big things in music" by The Irish Times in 2015.
Writing for the paper, music journalist Jim Carrol wrote: "A Dublin-based quintet led by Aoife McCarthy and Liam Mesbur, Princess have huge determination and attention to detail..."[5] In January 2020, she released her debut album Land of No Junction, the title of which is a mondegreen of Llandudno Junction.
[7] Pitchfork praised the album, writing: "the uncanny allure of Land of No Junction has as much to do with the surprising ways Frances’ lyrics shift from cryptic musings to clear-eyed critique.
also praised the album, opining: "Frances's flowing folk-rock arrangements — thick with '60s nostalgia — sound comfortably ungrounded.
[15] In July 2021, she collaborated with the LA musician Jack Name on the single Watching the Willows Burn, which was released on the Mexican Summer label.