Music

SONG PICK: r00ms - Bittersweet

Oliver Bouchard

Apr 15, 2016 — 1 min read

Surly there is no lack of girl/boy duos from L.A.: we had quite a number of them as Song Picks of the Day lately. On the other hand it seems to be natural to do music together with your loved one. In case of r00ms, we don’t really know if they are a couple, but the photo suggests a certain intimacy between the two (if the people depicted are the actual musicians). Lots of secrecy here, but their first single “Bittersweet” speaks for itself.

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