Rob Laakso, an American musician, record producer, and engineer best known as Kurt Vile’s recording partner and multi-instrumentalist in his backing band The Violators, was married to Sarah. There isn’t much information about her on the internet.
It is unknown how they met or how they married. They do, however, have two children.
Laakso died on May 5, 2023 after a battle with an aggressive cancer called Cholangiocarcinoma. His wife announced his death in a statement:
Following the departure of guitarist Adam Granduciel, Laakso became a full member of The Violators in 2011, after contributing to Vile’s second and fourth studio albums, God Is Saying This to You… (2009) and Smoke Ring for My Halo (2011).
Laakso’s contributions to Vile’s subsequent studio albums, Wakin on a Pretty Daze (2013), b’lieve I’m goin down… (2015), Bottle It In (2018), and Watch my moves (2022), were significant.
Laakso was also a multi-instrumentalist who had previously performed with the shoegaze band Swirlies, among others.
Laakso collaborated with the Swirlies on:
- Damon, Andy, Rob, Ron: The Yes Girls (2000)
- Cats of the Wild Volume 2 (2003)
- Swirlies’ Magic Strop: Winsome Zamula’s Hammer of Contumely (2005)