Rome Romeo
It's in spring 2007 that Rome Romeo was born from the ashes of the punk band Fifth Hour Hero, who's entire catalog was released under the very respected No Idea record label. After a few line up changes, Geneviève Tremblay, Patrick Paul-Michon (Ex-Dirty Tricks), Olivier Maguire and new member Pascal Turcotte mix a blend of punk, soul and indie, defying the genres they were once held to.
In fall 2008, Rome Romeo recorded the entire material that would complete their first self-titled EP, out on Machette Records label. A new 7”, titled Lucifemme, officially drops February 14, 2012 on Machette Records. The four-piece recorded at Breakglass studios with Jace Lasek (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Suuns, Land of Talk) and mixing was done by Adrian Popovich at Mountain City Studio (Sebastien Grainger of Death from Above 1979, Priestess, Sam Roberts, Duchess Says). These two new songs pack a driving, powerful punch with swirling and haunting vocals. Secrets and Tongue & Teeth are both dynamic and alluring, ebbing and flowing with anticipation, female-led passion and sincerity.
Incorporing punk, soul and indie-rock, Rome Romeo is rising above the music genre their band members where previously associated with, only to show their undeniable talent to write catchy songs and to create an original new sound in today's Quebec music scene.
Press quotes
[...] les cinq pièces de ce premier maxi font preuve d'un léger penchant expérimental et d'une sensualité bluesy fort bien assumée par la voix tantôt chaude, tantôt langoureuse de Geneviève [...] ***
Olivier Robillard-Laveaux, Voir, Août 2009
[...] un style prometteur qu’on espère voir arriver à maturation sur un futur album.
discordance.fr , MP3 de la semaine, Août 2009
Veterans of their native Quebec’s D.I.Y. scene as well as the national and international touring circuit, Montreal’s Rome Romeo offers up an audible testament to progression. Broadening outward from their past punk inclinations, the
band’s members collaborate their individual abilities and tastes into a refined and seamless culmination of influence. Embodying elements of sultry, reverb-laden contemporary garage styling, throw-back pre-punk, and dissonant post-whatever, they tactfully incorporate both pop-sensibility and grating, minor-keyed challenge.
Brian Moss (San Francisco Weekly Music Critic)
