Robertdale Rulon Crow Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American singer and musician from San Diego, California, known for his involvement with the bands Pinback, Heavy Vegetable, Physics, Optiganally Yours, Goblin Cock, Thingy, and Team Sleep. He has also led the bands Advertising, Alpha Males, Altron Tube, Byre, 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.
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
Goblin Cock discography
Heavy Vegetable
Heavy Vegetable discography
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) Yell at Cloud (2025)
Pinback
Pinback discography
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)
Star Stunted/Star Stunted II
Santa Dog (2022) Mahogany Wood (2024)
Team Sleep
Team Sleep (2006)
Thingy
Thingy discography
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) Cardiacs – LSD (2025) (drum programming)
References
External links Interview at Copacetic Rob Crow at Temporary Residence Limited <<<pinback>>> Optiganally Yours Living Well Reviews at Metacritic Rob Crow interview at Silent Uproar Rob Crow project list at Functionbad.com