ROMES (band)

ROMES is a Canadian indie-pop duo from Toronto, Ontario made up of brothers Jacob and Nicolas Bitove. The band's single "Tryna Be" was officially released on May 31, 2017, reaching a peak position of #26 on Canada's Top 40/CHR chart, #48 on Canada's Hot AC chart and was the most added song on Canadian CHR the week of October 2, 2017.[1] The band was nominated for Best New Group/Artist at the Canadian Radio Music Awards 2018.[2]

ROMES
OriginToronto, Canada
GenresIndie-pop, Alternative Pop
Years active2015–present
Websiteromesmusic.com
MembersJacob Bitove
Nicolas Bitove
Past membersJames Tebbitt
Andrew Keyes

History

ROMES was formed in 2015, composed of Canadian brothers Jacob and Nicolas Bitove along with Irish friends James Tebbitt and Andrew Keyes. The four original members of ROMES all met while attending school in Wicklow, Ireland before relocating to Jacob and Nicolas' hometown of Toronto.[3] James and Andrew left the group amicably in 2020, as per an official statement on ROMES' Facebook page.[4]

ROMES released their debut EP titled "BELIEVE" on April 8, 2016 and later released their debut, self-titled full-length studio album "ROMES" on October 6, 2017 via Five Seven Music.[5] Both the EP and album were produced and mixed by acclaimed, Grammy-nominated L.A. producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Phoenix, The Kooks).[6]

In August 2016, ROMES' debut single "Believe" was put into rotation on Sirius XM Alt Nation's Advanced Placement program.[7] "Believe" is also featured in EA Sports Madden NFL 17 and was selected as CBC Radio One's Here and Now Song of the Week.[8] "Believe" reached over 1 million Spotify streams within its first few weeks of release and reached a peak position of #23 on Spotify Ireland's Viral 50 Chart and #48 on Ireland's Radio Charts.[9]

The band made their U.S. major festival debut at Austin City Limits Music Festival on October 6, 2017[10] while on a 34 date U.S. tour supporting Mutemath.[11] The band has also supported artists including The Strokes, Silversun Pickups, and COIN.

In January 2017, ROMES were selected by Alternative Press as one of their 'Artists to Watch in 2017'.[12]

The band has produced several self-directed and self-shot music videos which have been featured on Billboard[13] and Earmilk.[14] The music video (directed and shot by Michael Silvestre) for ROMES' album track "In The Wild", co-written with Kai (Flume, Diplo, Childish Gambino, Skrillex), was featured by world-leading drone company DJI.[15]

Acclaim

In September 2017, ROMES was selected by Rogers Communications Canada as their "Artist to Watch". The following month, Bell Media, iHeartRadio Canada and Virgin Radio Canada chose the band as their Emerging Artist.[16] On the day of ROMES' EP release, Paul Lester selected the band as The Guardian's "New Band of the Week" saying, “The four tracks on their EP virtually knock you down with their brio and self-belief…Surrounded by swirling synths and ebullient percussion, ROMES sound giddy with possibility."[17]

ROMES debuted their first music video for title track "BELIEVE" on Noisey, part of Vice Magazine, who stated “’Believe’ is an indie-pop anthem replete with layers of unexpected percussion and rippling synths. Meanwhile, singer Jacob delivers a topline melody that's lithe and catchy as hell.” Lead singer Jacob explained the meaning of the song, “Everyone has the power to dream and no one can take that away from you. I wanted to write a song to motivate all the dreamers, myself being one of them. Live your life how you want to, not how others think you should.”[18]

On April 23, 2016, "Believe" was licensed by Turner Broadcasting to soundtrack NBA on TNT's NBA Playoffs coverage.[19] It was also used by the NHL's New York Islanders for their Stanley Cup Playoff montage video. The band's song "When The Night Comes" was featured during the MLB All-Star game broadcast on Fox Sports on July 11, 2017. The band has had multiple songs including "Deja Vu" and "Someone" appearing on MTV, with the band being one of MTV's featured artists.[20]

Upon the release of ROMES' debut EP, the band received praise from superstar artist Hozier who endorsed their EP saying "So thrilled ROMES have released their debut EP. First releases are rarely this strong.".[21] The band was selected as The Irish Times' 'New Artist of the Week'.[22]

Discography

Extended Plays
Title Album details
Believe

Albums
Title Album details
ROMES

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Album
CAN
CHR/Top 40
[1]		 CAN
Hot AC
[1]
"Tryna Be" 2017 26 48 ROMES

Music videos
Title Year Director(s)
"Tryna Be" 2017 Sofia Lane
"Believe" 2016 Ben Kutchins
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References
  1. "Chart Search". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Canadian Radio Music Awards".
  3. "ROMES RELEASES THEIR DEBUT EP 'BELIEVE'".
  4. "ROMES Official Statement". ROMES Official Facebook.
  6. "Home – Tony Hoffer". Tony Hoffer.
  7. "Romes Archives - The Unofficial Alt8". The Unofficial Alt8.
  8. "Madden NFL 17 Soundtrack". EA Sports. EA Sports.
  9. "Spotify Chart Ireland Weekly - Viral - 2016-08-11 - Spot On Track". www.spotontrack.com.
  11. "ROMES announce tour with Mutemath and other news you might have missed today - Alternative Press". 3 August 2017.
  12. "17 artists to watch in 2017 - Alternative Press". 6 January 2017.
  13. "ROMES Finds The 'Summer Sound' in Latest Video: Exclusive".
  14. "Romes release euphoric new music video for "Someone" [Premiere] - EARMILK". 31 March 2017.
  15. "DJI". www.facebook.com.
  16. "ROMES Are This Month's One to Watch Artists! - KiSS 92.5". 1 September 2017.
  17. Paul Lester. "New band of the week: Romes (No 98)". the Guardian.
  18. "PREMIERE: Watch ROMES' Video for "Believe"". NOISEY.
  19. "ROMES "Believe" on NBA on TNT". Facebook. ROMES.
  20. "Music From Teen Mom OG: Season 6". MTV Soundtrack. MTV.
  21. "Hozier on Twitter". Twitter.
  22. "Nialler9's New Irish Music: Lisa Hannigan, Hare Squead and more".
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