Rob Crow
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{{short description|American musician}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rob Crow
| image = Robcrowcropped.jpg
| caption = Crow performing in July, 2009
| birth_name = Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr.
| alias = Snotnose
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|2|21}}
| birth_place = New Jersey, U.S.
| origin = Encinitas, California, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| instrument = Drums, guitar, keyboards
| occupation = Singer, musician, songwriter
| years_active = 1993–present
| label = {{flatlist|
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
- Pinback
- Goblin Cock
- Rob Crow (solo)
- Heavy Vegetable
- Physics (band)
- Thingy (band)
- Team Sleep
- Optiganally Yours
- Rob Crow's Gloomy Place
}}
| website = {{official URL}}
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Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr.{{Cite web|url=http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/album.php?id=427|title=Autumn of the Seraphs | Pinback | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records|website=Touchandgorecords.com|accessdate=March 16, 2020}} (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California,{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Rachel |date=2011-10-28 |title=Rob Crow: Order In A Chaotic World : NPR |website=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/10/27/141761364/rob-crow-order-in-a-chaotic-world |access-date=2024-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028104141/https://www.npr.org/2011/10/27/141761364/rob-crow-order-in-a-chaotic-world |archive-date=October 28, 2011 }}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=BrooklynVegan |title=Drive Like Jehu played their first show in 19 years with Rob Crow of Pinback and organist Carol Williams (full set video) |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/drive-like-jehu-2/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}} known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours, Goblin Cock, and Thingy.{{Cite news|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/22797-rob-crow-interview|title=The Quietus {{!}} Features {{!}} A Quietus Interview {{!}} The Fightback: Rob Crow Interviewed|work=The Quietus|access-date=May 22, 2018}} He has also led the bands Advertising, Alpha Males, Altron Tube, Byre,{{Cite web|date=November 22, 2018|title=FOCUS // A history of Rob Crow's many (many) musical projects|url=https://feckingbahamas.com/focus-a-history-of-rob-crows-many-many-musical-projects|access-date=April 12, 2021|website=Fecking Bahamas|language=en-US}} Cthugha, Fantasy Mission Force, Holy Smokes, the Ladies, Other Men, and Remote Action Sequence Project, as well as performing and releasing solo records under his own name and under the name Snotnose.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/artists/881-rob-crow/|title=Rob Crow – Albums, Songs, and News {{!}} Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork.com|date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=May 22, 2018}}
Discography
= Solo =
- The 1995 Lesser Rob Crow Split CD (1995) (split with Lesser)
- Lactose Adept (1996)
- My Room Is a Mess (2003)
- Not Making Any Friends Here... Volume 1 EP (2006)
- Living Well (2007)
- He Thinks He's People (2011)
- Everything's OK: Season 1 Original Soundtrack (2018)
- Everybody's Got Damage: Acoustic Covers In Isolation (2020)
- An EP of Acoustic Iron Maiden Covers (2020) (featuring Kavus Torabi and Mike Vennart)
- The "You're Doomed. Be Nice." Demos (2021)
= Aspects of Physics =
- Marginalized Information Forms 3: Other (2009)
= Anal Trump =
- That Makes Me Smart! (2016)
- To All the Broads I've Nailed Before (2017)
- If You Thought Six Million Jews Was A Lot Of People, You Should've Seen My Inauguration (2017)
- If You Wanted To Qualify For Health Insurance, Then Maybe You Shouldn't Have Gotten Raped? (2017)
- Make America Say Merry Christmas Again (2017)
- The First 100 Songs compilation (2018)
= Byre =
- Here In Dead Lights (2018)
= Fantasy Mission Force =
- Circus Atari EP (1997)
= Goblin Cock =
= Heavy Vegetable =
= Holy Smokes =
- Talk To Your Kids About Gangs (2006)
= The Ladies =
- They Mean Us (2006)
= Optiganally Yours =
- Spotlight On Optiganally Yours (1997)
- Presents: Exclusively Talentmaker! (2000)
- O.Y. In Hi-Fi (2018)
= Other Men =
- Wake Up Swimming (2007)
- For the Purposes of This Conversation (2018) (as Other)
= Physics =
- Physics² (1998)
- 2.7.98 (2001)
- 1999-11-21 (2002)
- ³ (2018)
= PLOSIVS =
- Plosivs (2022)
= Pinback =
= Rob Crow's Gloomy Place =
- You're Doomed. Be Nice. (2016)
= Remote Action Sequence Project =
- Remote Action Sequence Project cassette (1995)
- The Semi-Glorified Demos of Remote Action Sequence Project (2018)
= Snotnose =
- A Distraction (2018)
= Thingy =
= Third Act Problems =
- The Sun Setting Over the Argosy Book Store (2018)
= Guest appearances =
- Boilermaker – Boilermaker EP (1993) (guitar/vocals)
- Boilermaker – Drained Nonsense EP (1993) (guitar/vocals)
- Drive Like Jehu – Yank Crime (1994) (vocals on "Luau")
- Creedle – When the Wind Blows (1996) (vocals)
- Team Sleep – Team Sleep (2005) (vocals)
- Sleeping People – Growing (2007) (vocals on "People Staying Awake")
- Prefuse 73 – Rivington Não Rio (2015) ("Quiet One")
- Nick Prol & The Proletarians – Loon Attic (2017) (guitar/backing vocals on "Beekeeper's Suit")
- Tera Melos – "Lemon Grove" (2018) (words and voice)
- Hot Snakes – Jericho Sirens (2018)
References
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External links
- [http://www.copacetic-zine.com/interviews/robcrowinterview.php Interview at Copacetic]
- [http://www.temporaryresidence.com/bands/robcrow.php Rob Crow at Temporary Residence Limited]
- [http://www.pinback.com/ <<
>>] - [http://www.optigan.com/oy.html Optiganally Yours]
- [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/crowrob/livingwell Living Well Reviews] at Metacritic
- [http://www.silentuproar.com/interviews/106/rob-crow/ Rob Crow interview at Silent Uproar]
- [http://www.functionbad.com/robcrow/discography.php/ Rob Crow project list at Functionbad.com]
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Category:American indie rock musicians
Category:Musicians from San Diego
Category:People from Encinitas, California
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:Temporary Residence Limited artists