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Robber Robber lock wiry guitars, clipped bass and motorik percussion into repetitive patterns, then interrupt them with noise, slacker-rock melody or sudden pressure releases. Nina Cates' cool, plainspoken delivery steadies the churn; newer material adds maximalist electronic force without losing the quartet's live-room friction.

More about Robber Robber

Nina Cates and Zack James first played together as teenagers in Brattleboro band The Snaz before forming Robber Robber in Burlington with Will Krulak and Carney Hamler. Wild Guess grew from Vermont's folk-heavy DIY circuit, while 2026's Two Wheels Move the Soul moved them to Fire Talk and widened the palette toward scorched post-punk and 1990s electronica.

A story

When Nina Cates first met Zack James at an open mic, she later auditioned for his band—and he had completely forgotten meeting her.

Playing

• 2026-11-05 · Pitchfork Avant-Garde · Supersonic · Supersonic
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Labels

Start here

• Two Wheels Move the Soul (2026) · Fire Talk
  The sharper, more electronic version of their perpetual-motion rock
• Wild Guess (2024) · Strange View Records
  Nine tracks of krautrock repetition, whiteout tension and guitar abrasion
• The Sound It Made (2026) · Fire Talk
  Cool vocals set against the band's most maximal electronic charge

Worked with

• Nina Cates band member
• Zack James band member
• Will Krulak band member
• Carney Hamler band member

For fans of

Sonic Youth, Dry Cleaning, Stereolab, The Prodigy, Guerilla Toss

Official links

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