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While this record does feature former Fifth Hour Hero front-woman Geneviève Tremblay, you won’t find a follow-up to her former act with Rome Romeo. Instead what emits from the speakers are five danceable, bass-heavy numbers that rock more like Fugazi or Le Tigre than anything from the No Idea catalogue. For such a relatively new band the songs have maturity and depth difficult to find in bands that have been around for years. “Money Loves Money” swaggers along with a sound that’s heavily influenced by ‘50s era rock and a chorus that easily has the strongest sing-along moment of the record, while “Good Friends” is a pounding, percussive number that musically wouldn’t feel out of place on Repeater. But the clear standout on this EP is the danceable “Lose Your Head,” a song that allows the rhythm section to shine while guitars and keyboard pierce the air above the low end with a haunting sound that makes the soaring vocals sound eerily powerful. This is a dynamic and enticing record that begs the question: how long do we have to wait
for a full-length? Ty Trumbull, Exclaim! Magazine
A strong letter of introduction from this Montreal supergroup featuring members of les Marmottes Aplaties, le Nombre and Fifth Hour Hero. Things are rocking on this debut E.P., but with a refined approach that will recall the Gun Club and early PJ Harvey. Johnson Cummins, Montreal Mirror
Imagine a moody, slightly experimental garage-rock band playing in a bar, a tipsy Debbie Harry liking what she hears, and then her bum-rushing the stage and seizing the microphone. www.indiepit.com
[...] This self-titled EP represents the band’s first recorded output, and while it bears little sonic similarity to the driving punk of Fifth Hour Hero, it shares the gritty honesty and uncompromising swagger (along with Tremblay’s distinct voice).
Rome Romeo is five tracks of sludgy, slow rock ‘n’ roll, with more Kyuss than Avail running through the rolling stoner-fuzz of “Good Friends” and “Skin Temperature.” The latter is the most fully realized track, nicely balancing the band’s newfound penchant for slow-burning riffs
with their natural tendency to write spot-on, catchy melodies. “Lose Your Head” contains a verse that could be from a long-lost Fifth Hour Hero demo, while “Money Loves Money” contains
a brilliant hook [...]. It’s a worthwhile document of a new direction that holds
a lot of promise. Sam Sutherland, Alternative Press
