Front Roe

Front Roe is a band in. They are a punk and rock-inspired group and the successor to the Squid Squad.

History
Squid Squad has disbanded as of with Quinn joining Diss-Pair. Front Roe consists of the remaining Squid Squad members with Quinn being replaced by 004Clm.

Despite Front Roe being Squid Squad's successor is an open secret, the Front Roe have distanced themselves from their work from Squid Squad's era and never promote or perform their music in Splatsville. They keep a low profile, never appearing in the media and keeping their faces private.

In-universe, Front Roe debuted in the spring before the release of Splatune 3, working with the independent label AGARI.

Ichiya
Ichiya is the former lead vocalist and guitarist for Squid Squad.

Nami
Nami is the former synth player for Squid Squad.

Murasaki
Murasaki is the former drummer for Squid Squad.

004Clm
004Clm is Quinn's replacement as the bass player in Front Roe, and is only ever credited under that name. They are a bivalve of unknown species, but most closely resemble a scallop.

Quotes
"Squid Research Lab here! We should probably log out of our "professional" account for this news, but YOLO! Ahem. New band alert!

Calling themselves Front Roe, this melodic pop-punk group has kids and squids (and Octolings) everywhere waving their tentacles along to the rhythm."

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"The melodious, punkish sound of rock outfit Front Roe has been swimming up the charts in Splatsville lately. Here's a sneak peek at one of their songs "Sea Me Now" that'll appear in #Splatoon3! 🔊 🎶"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter

Trivia

 * According to a booklet that comes with Splatune 3, when asked about the possibility of a reunion with Squid Squad by a TV interviewer, Quinn (the former bassist of Squid Squad who has since joined Diss-Pair) said "that's a good question," and subsequently left the room, never to return.

Etymology
The band's name is a play on "front-row" (the closest row of seats to the stage of a theatre or auditorium) and "roe", a group of fish eggs.