Robert Scott is a New Zealand musician. He is a part of indie rock bands The Clean and The Bats, playing bass for The Clean, and guitar/vocals for The Bats, and writing songs for both. Other bands with which he has been involved include The Magick Heads, Electric Blood, Gina Rocco & the Rockettes, and Greg Franco & The Wandering Bear. Scott has also released several solo albums in several genres, including alternative rock, experimental instrumentals, and traditional folk music.
Scott has also drawn or painted the cover art for many Flying Nun album sleeves. During the 1980s he created the zine Every Secret Thing while living in Christchurch. He was, for many years, a teacher aide at Port Chalmers School at Port Chalmers. Scott is co-owner of an art gallery in Port Chalmers, Pea Sea Art.
His first solo album, The Creeping Unknown, was released in 2000 on Flying Nun Records.
Scott is also the father of Superorganism vocalist, B.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with New Zealand chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsNZ The Creeping Unknown Released: 2000 Label: Flying Nun Records (FNCD447) Format: CD - Songs of Otago's Past Released: 2004 Label: Powertool Records (PT017) Format: CD - Tascam Hits Released: 2007 Label: Powertool Records (PT065) Format: CD, DD - Ends Run Together Released: 2010 Label: Flying Nun Records (FNCD507) Format: CD, DD, LP - The Professor and the Team Released: 2013 Label: Robert Scott Format: CDr - The Green House Released: August 2014 Label: Flying Nun Records (FNCD537) Format: CD, DD, LP 34 On Golden Pond (with Alastair Galbraith) Released: 2017 Label: Hangover Central Station (HCS03) Format: Cassette - Level 4 (with Dallas Henley) Released: 2021 Label: Robert Smith Format: CDr -
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Details RePort Released: 2016 Label: Thokei Tapes (TT04) Format: Cassette The Greenhouse Roughs Released: 2017 Label: Robert Smith Format: CDr All recorded during The Greenhouse Sessions 2012-2013
Awards Aotearoa Music Awards The Aotearoa Music Awards (previously known as New Zealand Music Awards (NZMA)) are an annual awards night celebrating excellence in New Zealand music and have been presented annually since 1965.
! |- | 2017 || Robert Scott (as part of The Clean) || New Zealand Music Hall of Fame || ||
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