No Rome
Birth nameGuendoline Rome Viray Gomez
BornSan Francisco del Monte, Philippines
LabelsDirty Hit

Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez, better known by his stage name No Rome, is a London-based Filipino musician from San Francisco del Monte. He is best known for his 2021 single "Spinning", which featured Charli XCX and the 1975 and charted at No. 94 on the UK Singles Chart, though also cowrote the 1975's "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime", which charted at No. 26.

Life and career

Early life and releases

Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez[1] grew up in a rough suburb of San Francisco del Monte.[2] His father was a former DJ and his mother a church singer, while his younger sister Gabriel performed under the name Aunt Robert and his older brother Zeon under the name U-Pistol,[3] short for Ulzzang Pistol. His first performances were as part of the band Rome and the Cats alongside his brother, who acted as his manager.[4] He then adopted the stage name "No Rome", a reference to his detractors,[2] and with Zeon and Ethan Namoch founded Young Liquid Gang in 2012, a collective of musicians, visual artists, photographers, managers, and graphic designers which ran until 2015.[3]

In 2013, he released the double A-side single "Dance With Me" / "United We Are"",[5] followed by the EP Fantasy, both on Number Line Records.[4] In 2014, he released "Heaven", a song inspired by recent bereavements,[6] and in 2015, he released "Know U" on Mermaid Avenue, about being ghosted by inopportune partners.[7] He then released the EP Hurry Home & Rest on Number Line Records later that year.[4] In January 2017, he released "Blue Jeans", a song about misinterpretation of his lyrics,[8] and the following month he released "Seventeen" on Ryan Hemsworth's Secret Songs label, a song about a friend's failed romance;[9] Wave Racer would cover the song in June 2021.[10]

Later works and "Spinning"

Gomez then entered into correspondence with Samuel Burgess-Johnson and sent him his demos, who proceeded to share them with his flatmate Matty Healy, who invited him to London and signed him to his label Dirty Hit.[11] In 2018, Healy and George Daniel produced Rome's third EP, RIP Indo Hisashi, which featured "Narcissist", a collaboration with the 1975,[12] who later adapted it for their own "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime",[13] which charted at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[14] Healy and Daniel also produced Gomez's fourth EP, Crying in the Prettiest Places, the following year.[15] In January 2020, Gomez announced that he was working on Samantha's TV,[16] a mixtape; following the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, he was trapped in the country, having visited with the intention of performing at that year's Wanderland Music and Arts Festival, causing the mixtape to be aborted.[11] In 2021, he, Charli XCX and the 1975 released "Spinning",[17] which charted at No. 94 on the UK Singles Chart;[14] later that year, Daniel and BJ Burton coproduced Rome's album It's All Smiles.[18]

In May 2023, Gomez featured on the Salute song "Run Away With You", which featured on his EP Shield.[19] Later that month, he released "Brother", which was inspired by "Plantasia" by Mort Garson and Rachel McKibbens' "Letter From My Heart to My Brain",[20] and in August 2023, he released "Deep Diving", a UK garage-inspired song also inspired by "Plantasia".[21] On 8 September, he released the Kurisu-produced mixtape Blueboy Must Die,[22] which had been delayed from 28 July 2023.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

  • It's All Smiles (2021)

Mixtapes

  • Blueboy Must Die (2023)

Extended plays

  • Fantasy (2013)
  • Hurry Home & Rest (2015)
  • RIP Indo Hisashi (2018)
  • Crying in the Prettiest Places (2019)
  • Some More Smiles (2022)[23]

Singles

  • "Dance with Me" / "United We Are" (2013)
  • "Heaven" (2014)
  • "Know U" (2015)
  • "Seventeen" (2017)
  • "Blue Jeans" (2017)
  • "Do It Again" (2018)[23]
  • "Seventeen" (re-release, 2018)[23]
  • "Saint Laurent" (2018)[23]
  • "Cashmoney" (2019)[23]
  • "Pink" (2019)[23]
  • "Talk Nice" (2019)[23]
  • "Trust3000" (featuring Dijon) (2019)[23]
  • "Hurry Home" (featuring Beabadoobee and Jay Som) (2020)[23]
  • "1:45AM" (featuring Bearface) (2020)[23]
  • "Spinning" (with the 1975 and Charli XCX) (2021)
  • "When She Comes Around" (2021)[23]
  • "I Want U" (2021)[23]
  • "Brother" (2023)
  • "Deep Diving" (2023)

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Damien (5 December 2021). "No Rome: It's All Smiles review – a hyperpop headache". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Lo, Ricky. "No Rome is a 'gender-blind' singer". Philstar.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Growing Up With Rome Gomez — Out of Print". outofprint.ph. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "On Ways of Remembering: Reacquainting with No Rome on "1:45 AM"". The Rest Is Noise PH. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Finlayson, Ray (22 February 2013). "Listen/Download: No Rome – "Dance With Me" / "United We Are"". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Listen: No Rome - "Heaven"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Watch: No Rome – "Know U" [Premiere]". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "We Teamed Up With No Rome and Made a Music Video for "Blue Jeans"". Scout Magazine. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "No Rome's "Seventeen" Will Make You Remember Your First Love". The FADER. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Gallagher, Alex (29 June 2021). "Listen to Wave Racer cover No Rome's 'Seventeen'". NME. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  11. 1 2 "No Rome: thriller from Manila". The Face. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Daly, Rhian (24 May 2018). "Listen to new song from Matty Healy's 'muse' No Rome, co-produced by two of The 1975". NME. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "The 1975 – TooTimeTooTimeTooTime Hottest Record". BBC Radio 1. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  14. 1 2 "The 1975". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "No Rome: It's All Smiles". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "No Rome is 'working' on his first album, 'FYI'". Dork. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Graves, Shahlin (5 March 2021). "Must-listen: No Rome feat. Charli XCX & The 1975 - 'Spinning'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  18. ↑ Daly, Rhian (3 December 2021). "No Rome – 'It's All Smiles' review: an immersive debut well worth the wait". NME. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  19. ↑ Rodriguez, Krystal (18 May 2023). "Ahead Of Their EDC Las Vegas Debut, Rising DJ/Producer Salute Talks New EP 'Shield' and Taking Their 'Fast, Soulful House Music' Worldwide". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  20. 1 2 "No Rome announces mixtape 'Blueboy Must Die'". DIY. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  21. ↑ Murray, Robin (9 August 2023). "No Rome's 'Deep Diving' Inhabits Its Own Realm | News". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "No Rome: Blueboy Must Die review - returns with a sprawling selection of tracks". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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