You should know J. Robbins' name. If you don't, here's a quick primer: As the frontman of the great DC band Jawbox, Robbins helped perfect a tangled, clangy, weirdly sensual form of post-hardcore before becoming a casualty of the post-Nirvana major-label signing rush. After that, Robbins led the also-great Burning Airlines, and then the band Channels and Office Of Future Plans. He also became one of the best underground-rock producers working in America. Robbins is about to have a busy summer. Jawbox are back together; they've just announced their first tour since their 1997 breakup. When they play their first show back together in June, it'll be their second time sharing a stage in decades. (The first was a very brief but exciting reunion on a 2009 episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.) But before that tour kicks off, Robbins is also doing something else cool. He's just announced that he'll release his first-ever solo album next month. It's called Un-becoming, and it's coming out
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