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Jake Robertson is an Australian musician from Central Coast, New South Wales, who moved to Geelong, Victoria in 2010. He has released music as Alien Nosejob, and in the bands Ausmuteants, Hierophants, Leather Towel, Modal Melodies, Smarts, and The Frowning Clouds. Many of these releases are on Anti Fade Records.
Jake Robertson | |
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Jake Robertson - Photographed by Max Kohane | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alien Nosejob |
| Origin | Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | |
| Labels | Aarght Records, Anti Fade Records, Chapter Music |
| Member of | Alien Nosejob, Ausmuteants, Drug Sweat, Hierophants, Leather Towel, Modal Melodies, No Limit, School Damage, Smarts, Swab, The Frowning Clouds, The Snoozefests |
Jake Robertson formed Ausmuteants with Billy Gardner in 2011, after Robertson temporarily sat in as drummer for Gardner's band The Living Eyes. They were later joined by bandmates Marc Dean and Shaun Connor.[1][2] The band first performed live together in 2012[3] and released a cassette Split Personalities that year, before releasing the album Amusements in 2013. Ausmuteants released three further albums, and received praise overseas, with Pitchfork listed them amongst their Best Underground Garage Punk Albums of 2016 list.[4] A 2019 album The World in Handcuffs was written entirely by guitarist Shaun Connor.[5] It was nominated for the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Best Independent Punk Album or EP at the 2020 AIR Awards.[6]
In 2017 Robertson's band School Damage signed with Chapter Music, prior to the release of their self-titled debut album, and the preceding single Tall Poppies. The band was formed in 2013 by Robertson and Carolyn Hawkins of Parsnip, before they were joined by Jeff Ratyand and Dani Damage.[7] A second album A To X followed in 2018, also on Chapter Music.[8]
2017 also saw the debut single from Robertson's solo project Alien Nosejob, which he self-released. The project was meant as an anonymous one-off release, but has grown into a four-piece band.[9]
While promoting Alien Nosejob's fourth album Paint It Clear, Robertson revealed he was working with Violetta Del Conte-Race of Primo!.[10] Their collaborative project Modal Melodies released a self-titled album in 2022 and entered AIR's album chart at #5.[11][12]
Robertson joined Aarght Records in 2015 to run the label with founder Richard Stanley.[13] The label released several albums featuring Robertson including Ausmuteants, but hasn't released anything since 2019. Since then Robertson has primarily released his music through Anti Fade Records, which is run by Bill Gardner who is also a member of Ausmuteants and Smarts alongside Robertson.
Outside of Australia, albums by Ausmuteants were released by Goner Records in the United States, Hierophants and No Limit have been released by Goodbye Boozy Records in Italy, and Smarts and Alien Nosejob has also been released in the US by Feel It Records and Iron Lung Records.[14]
This is a partial album discography of bands featuring Jake Robertson.[15]
Ausmuteants
Hierophants
Leather Towel
Smarts
Alien Nose Job
Modal Melodies
The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) charts track the sales of Australia's highest selling independent artists.[16]
Alien Nose Job
Smarts
Modal Melodies
2014 - Music Victoria Awards - Ausmuteants - Ausmuteants - Won: Best Heavy Album[22]
2018 - Music Victoria Awards - Jake Robertson - Nominated: Best Male Musician[23]
2019 - Australian Music Prize - Ausmuteants — Present The World In Handcuffs - Nominated[24]
2020 - Australian Music Prize - Ausmuteants — Present The World In Handcuffs - Nominated: Best Independent Punk Album Or EP[25]
Jake Robertson discography at Discogs
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