Romes
ROMES are a Toronto-based indie electronic outfit with a sleek sound that flirts with soul, synth pop, and shimmering bedroom pop. Based around the duo of brothers Jacob and Nick Bitove, the band earned some national success with their Tony Hoffer-produced 2017 debut. They later shifted focus to singles with a bevy of songs arriving throughout 2020 and into the next year.
The band's genesis dates back to their youth on a different continent. The Canadian-born Bitove brothers (vocalist Jacob and drummer Nick) befriended Andrew Keyes (bass) and James Tebbitt (guitar) while attending St. Gerard's School in Bray, Ireland. The four friends formed a band and soon moved to Canada, and when that band split up in 2015, they started ROMES. The group's bright, synth-heavy pop sound earned them comparisons to acts like the 1975 and Years & Years. After scoring a deal with Universal-affiliated Eleven Seven Music, they worked with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Phoenix) to record their debut EP, Believe, which arrived in the spring of 2016. A U.S. tour supporting Mutemath followed, as did shows with bands like the Strokes and Silversun Pickups in support of ROMES' eponymous 2017 full-length, which was also produced by Hoffer. The album yielded a modest Canadian hit in the vibrant single, "Tryna Be." When ROMES resurfaced in 2020, the group had slimmed down to the core duo of the Bitove Brothers who began issuing a torrent of singles throughout the year. Songs like "Look What You've Done" and "Count Me Out" doubled down on their glassy, summery pop vibes, as did the catchy 2021 track "Drinking on My Own."
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Alittle.
Alternative & Indie - Released by Sugar Blood Records on Jun 25, 2021
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WHAT THEY KNOW (feat. Estae)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on Nov 30, 2023
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SPIT ON THE PAVEMENT
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on Jun 4, 2023
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Blood On My Shoes
Punk / New Wave - Released by Pretty Boy Entertainment on Feb 10, 2023
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Crooks to Castles (feat. Holmesy)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on May 5, 2023
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Swim or Drown (feat. Jay P the Barbaric)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on Oct 19, 2023
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ANZ (feat. Foley)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 2309301 Records DK on Mar 18, 2022
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THEY DONT KNOW
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Omcalo Productions on Jan 31, 2022
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In The Wild
Alternative & Indie - Released by Five Seven Music on May 5, 2017
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Pretty Boy Era: Hells Edition
Pop - Released by Pretty Boy Entertainment on Oct 13, 2023
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Lähme Lendame
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by ROMES, Hans T on Feb 15, 2021
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When the Night Comes (Radio Mix)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Five Seven Music on Mar 2, 2018
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Avant-Garde
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Pretty Boy Entertainment on Jan 15, 2024
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Focus!
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Pretty Boy Entertainment on Sep 2, 2022
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Maintain (feat. Tarsk)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on Mar 3, 2023
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House Arrest
House - Released by Beat Agents Entertainment on Mar 23, 2012
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MOST RATCHET (feat. Casto1 & Raaz38)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by FOULMOUTH RECORDS on Sep 14, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo