Alien Nosejob

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One of the most productive men in Australian rock, Jake Robertson seemingly decided he wasn't busy enough as a member of Ausmuteants, School Damage, Hierophants, Leather Towel, the Frowning Clouds, and many more, so he launched Alien Nosejob as a home recording project to explore some of his many musical ideas. Primarily devoted to manic, lo-fi punk rock (as on 2020's Once Again the Present Becomes the Past), Alien Nose Job is a one-man studio band, with Robertson playing all the instruments, from the over-the-top guitar solos to the breakneck drumming. He also detours into synth-based new wave (2021's Paint It Clear) and lean and mean hard rock (2022's Stained Glass). 2023's The Derivative Sounds Of … Or … A Dog Always Returns to Its Vomit was steeped in punk both past and present, with '60s garage rock and moody pop sharing space with more aggressive sounds. Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, Jake Robertson's tastes were formed early on by his father, who loved the classic British Invasion sounds of the Who and the Kinks, and his brother, who preferred his rock raw and stripped-down, such as AC/DC and the Sex Pistols. After outgrowing a brief infatuation with Nu Metal, Robertson developed a taste for American punk (particularly the Dead Kennedys, Rancid, and NOFX), and matured into a musical omnivore who enjoyed vintage punk, new wave, and garage rock of all sorts. By 2006, he'd begun writing songs, and in 2008, he released his first album as a member of the Snoozefests, O

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