Canadian electro-rock duo ROMES say their rapid rise on social media is translating into sold-out rooms across Europe, as they prepare to bring that momentum back home for an April 19 show at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto.
“So many people are telling us after the shows that they stumbled across one of our videos on social media and immediately bought a ticket,” stated drummer Nicolas Bitove. “We’ve never played Europe before and never headlined a tour. To see rooms filling up night after night — and in some cities selling out entirely — is honestly blowing our minds.”
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The duo, made up of brothers Jacob and Nicolas Bitove, has been touring Europe for the first time while headlining shows that are already nearing or reaching capacity. Despite building their career independently and largely staying outside the traditional music industry machine, the band says the response has been overwhelming.
“The European crowds are all showing up in a big way and partying, whether it’s a Saturday night or a Monday. It’s just so cool to see everyone digging the show and we’re extremely grateful for it,” Nicolas said.
Their debut album, Sonic Trash, released independently in November 2025, has surpassed 1.5 million streams, driven largely by word of mouth and online discovery.
“Everything definitely happened very organically,” Nicolas said. “It probably started a couple of years ago when we began experimenting in our basement studio, integrating gear trying to come up with crazy sounds.”
The band’s latest single, “Dissolver,” recently received a remix from Detroit-based EDM artist WIRE ONE, whom the group connected with through Instagram.
“We came across each other a few months ago on Instagram due to our shared love for early-2000’s electro,” Nicolas said. “We get a lot of people DMing us wanting to do remixes, etc. but Wire One was maybe the first time where we were like ‘F—! This guy’s got chops.’”
He added that the collaboration was an easy decision.
“He’s putting a modern twist on the whole bloghouse electro sound and doing it just as good as anyone else these days. So when he asked about remixing ‘Dissolver’ it was a no brainer. His drum production in particular is insane. They smash you right in the face.”
The remix release coincides with the band’s first U.S. tour, where they will support New York artist Des Rocs, personally selected by frontman Danny Rocco.
“A lot of people are also saying how our show combines so many elements of industrial, electro, punk, big beat, etc. — all the best stuff we grew up on in the 90s,” Nicolas said. “At the end of the day, we’re not trying to sound like anyone else, but we mash up so many of those influences into our own sound.”
Before heading out on tour, the band built a global audience through sync placements in television series including The Sex Lives of College Girls, Control Z and CSI: Vegas, as well as major sports and commercial campaigns. Their work also includes a co-write with Mark Foster of Foster the People for the theme to the CBC sitcom Strays.
Follow the band at https://romesmusic.com/.
Photo credit: Nicolas Bitove