Rob Laakso
Rob Laakso is an American musician, record producer and engineer, best known as the recording partner of indie rock musician Kurt Vile, and as a multi-instrumentalist in his backing band The Violators. Laakso is also a multi-instrumentalist in the shoegaze band Swirlies, and a former member of Mice Parade, contributing to the studio albums, Obrigado Saudade (2004), Mice Parade (2007) and What It Means to Be Left-Handed (2010).
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie folk, lo-fi |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers |
| Labels | Matador |
| Associated acts | Kurt Vile & the Violators, Swirlies, Mice Parade |
| Website | www |
After contributing to Vile's second and fourth studio albums, God Is Saying This to You... (2009) and Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011), Laakso became a full member of The Violators in 2011, following the departure of guitarist Adam Granduciel. Upon joining the band, Laakso contributed heavily to Vile's subsequent studio albums, Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013), b'lieve I'm goin down... (2015) and Bottle It In (2018).[1]
Discography
with Kurt Vile
- God Is Saying This to You... (2009)
- Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011)
- So Outta Reach (2011)
- Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013)
- It's a Big World Out There (And I Am Scared) (2013)
- b'lieve I'm goin down... (2015)
- Bottle It In (2018)
with Mice Parade
- Obrigado Saudade (2004)
- Mice Parade (2007)
- What It Means to Be Left-Handed (2010)
with Amazing Baby
- Rewild (2009)
with Diamond Nights
- Popsicle (2005)
- Once We Were Diamonds EP (2005)
with Swirlies
- Damon, Andy, Rob, Ron: The Yes Girls (2000)
- Cats of the Wild Volume 2 (2003)
- Swirlies' Magic Strop: Winsome Zamula's Hammer of Contumely (2005)
with The Wicked Farleys
- Make It It (2000)
- Sustained Interest EP (1999)
- Sentinel and Enterprise (1998)
References
- "Rob Laakso | Songs | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-10-05.