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).

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) and b'lieve I'm goin down... (2015).^[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)

with Mice Parade

• Obrigado Saudade (2004)
• Mice Parade (2007)
• What It Means to Be Left-Handed (2010)

with The Wicked Farleys

• Make It It (2000)

References