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), "b'lieve I'm goin down..." (2015), "Bottle It In" (2018) and "(watch my moves)" (2022). Discography. with Kurt Vile with Mice Parade with Amazing Baby with Diamond Nights with Swirlies with The Wicked Farleys