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A literary allusion, Romeo Spikes were used to keep young “Romeos” from climbing up to meet their “Juliets” on the balconies of 19th Century New Orleans.
Brought together through mutual friends in 2006, Mike Kunz (Chicago) and Donn Aaron (Atlanta) began with a weekly songwriting challenge designed to trigger eachother’s creativity. Each Saturday night they emailed each other a new song, staying up late into the night reworking them over the phone. The band materialized almost by accident as the pair quickly realized their chemistry had a life of it’s own.
They soon ditched the songwriting competition, and drawing on their diverse influences ranging from Elton John to Daniel Lanois, and Kiss to Radiohead, began work on the full length album “For the Cause.” A majority of the record was recorded partially in Chicago and partially in Atlanta as the two sent tracks back and forth across the internet. Kunz moved to Atlanta to make Romeo Spike a full time realization during the production of “For the Cause.” The pair caught the attention of Grammy award winner, and long time Elton John mix engineer/producer Matt Still who produced, mixed and provided back-up vocals on almost half the album.
Romeo Spike is driven by Kunz’s vocals and Rhodes electric piano and Aaron’s guitar / pedal steel (which has been described as “playing lightning”). Skyler Ross from Atlanta joined as bassist in mid 2009. Sky grew up with performance in his blood as both of his parents were Broadway performers. The newest member of Romeo Spike is drummer, Owen Liversidge from Glastonbury, England, who came aboard in October 2010. Owen has a modern, dance/pop approach and injects a British flair into Romeo Spike’s rhythm section. Owen is integral to the songwriting team and adds a fourth harmony to the group.
Romeo Spike's debut album "For The Cause" is available at the iTunes music store.
“A perfect storm of talent, rock and blissful experimentation exists in Romeo Spike.”
Ellen Eldridge - Performer Magazine
"To be futuristic, you must be cutting-edge, innovative, and a pioneering revolutionary. Unbelievably, the two gentlemen of Romeo Spike somehow accomplish this"
Lucy Shaffer - The Carolinian Online
“Specter’s Ghost ... is not only the album’s centerpiece and aural definition of this group’s aesthetic, but is quite possibly this writer’s favorite song of the year.”
Josh Ruffin - Metro Spirit
“The talent involved in the project is undeniable.”
Daniel Callaway - The Inkwell
“The blending of uniqueness is perfectly laced over a radio friendly mix of pop and rock driven sounds making this album an easy listen and at the same time falling into the category of "doesn't sound like anything else out there right now.”
guestlist magazine
“Romeo Spike might sound like a martini, but the grooves on the band’s debut disc go down so smooth you might forget you’re out of your seat and on the dance floor.”
Alex Young - FAZER Online Music Magazine
“The album [For The Cause] is almost like a space ship, it blasts off with the energizing "Spaceman" and then drifts away into a calm tranquility that can only be described as fantastic.”
imagineechoes.com
“The group reveals that they can wield a variety of traditional song writing techniques while simultaneously yielding unique results.”
Alex Young - FAZER Online Music Magazine
"They will open your mind to a world of new beginnings, second chances, and a new age of music that has the potential to change lives."
Lucy Shaffer - The Carolinian Online
“you don't need to dive too far into their debut album to see the immense amount of talent that you have just stumbled upon.”
guestlist magazine
“Romeo Spike has created a very authentic spacey album with enough atmospheric backdrops to take you as far away from earth as possible.”
imagineechoes.com
"...artist Romeo Spike not only have a cool name, they have a cool sound. They give their offering of “Christmas Diablo,” which doesn’t come across as your usual seasonal treat, but in fact is something you should consider adopting as a new tradition."
Frazia Lee - Metro Spirit
“Sara Baby is that rare, elusive tune that can make both the day brighter and the night darker—it’s what you listen to at dawn during a rainstorm. If you know what’s good for you.”
Josh Ruffin - Metro Spirit
“Seriously, these dudes take dream pop not just further down the same linear path trod by Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno, but veer off into side roads that lead, presumably, to Yellow Submarine-like fields littered with stockpiles of cabernet, condoms and early '80s space-rock vinyl.”
Josh Ruffin - Metro Spirit
