J. Robbins - Basilisk LP

J. Robbins - Basilisk LP "At this point, J. Robbins has nothing left to prove to anyone. As a musician, his resume includes Jawbox, one of the most acclaimed and admired bands of the 1990s. After Jawbox disbanded, his subsequent projects, Burning Airlines, Channels, and Office of Future Plans, all maintained high levels of quality while sometimes venturing outside the signature Jawbox sound. As a producer, he has been behind the boards of some of the most heralded emo and indie rock records in the genres, including the Promise Ring, Texas Is the Reason, Jets to Brazil, the Dismemberment Plan, and Shiner. To do all of this while maintaining such high-quality control is an achievement; his name in the credits is a near guarantee of quality. Another calling card is Robbins’, at times, willfully inscrutable lyrics, something he has acknowledged. Particularly in Jawbox, he specialized in compelling imagery with an air of menace, drawing from literature and films for inspiration. However, h