FEBRUARY 13, 2026 [Toronto, CA] – ”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,” says Canadian electro-rock duo
ROMES, as their debut European headlining tour continues to gain momentum, with multiple dates sold out or nearing capacity. “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.”
For a band who intentionally stayed under the radar, opting to release music on their own terms without a promo machine behind them, this sort of forward momentum is astounding. But for ROMES who are made up of brothers
Jacob Bitove (
lead vocals, bass, synths) and
Nicolas Bitove (
drums), their infectious brand of electro-infused rock has a visceral quality that didn’t need a hefty label to reach a rabid and international audience. “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,” they explain.
Their debut album
SONIC TRASH (independently released on
November 14, 2025) has amassed over 1.5 million streams through word of mouth alone. “Everything definitely happened very organically,” they explain. “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.”
Their latest single “
DISSOLVER” receives the remix treatment from EDM artist
WIRE ONE, who has been rising through the Detroit underground when ROMES encountered him through social media. “We came across each other a few months ago on Instagram due to our shared love for early-2000’s electro,” they explain. “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 ‘FUCK! This guy’s got chops.’ 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.” Transforming the original’s hard-edged industrial beats and rounding out the corners, Wire One sharpens the track into a club-ready electro banger, with the band adding, “His drum production in particular is insane. They smash you right in the face.”
With the release of this remix comes their announcement that they will be making their inaugural tour of the United States, in support of NYC’s heavily buzzing
Des Rocs. Personally selected by frontman Danny Rocco, ROMES are hoping to bring the momentum from the EU shows Stateside. “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, so it’s cool to get the references and comparisons to some of our favourite artists,” they say. “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.” Tickets can be purchased
HERE.
Prior to touring, ROMES built much of their following through extensive sync placements, with music featured in
The Sex Lives of College Girls,
Control Z,
CSI: Vegas, video games including
Madden and
Call of Duty: Black Ops, and commercials for
Abercrombie & Fitch, the
NBA, and
MLB Playoffs — including a co-write credit with
Mark Foster (Foster the People) for the theme song to CBC sitcom
Strays. The duo has also supported artists such as The Strokes, The Warning, Mutemath, and Saint Asonia, while earning multiple Spotify editorial playlist cover placements as an independent act.
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