Unkle Bob is a band based in the UK

United Kingdom

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, formed in and around Glasgow University. Led by singer/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M.

R.E.M.

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, Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout

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 and Radiohead

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.

Their debut album Sugar & Spite

Sugar & Spite

Sugar & Spite is the debut album from Unkle Bob, a Glasgow five piece who have been creating music together for around two years, forming whilst at college together. Produced by Saul Davies, guitarist and co-producer with British rock group James...

was released on October 16, 2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by James

James (band)

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 guitarist/violinist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound

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/EMI

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). They released a double single entitled "Satellite/Bad Dream" on April 5, 2009.

Unkle Bob toured with The Feeling

The Feeling

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, February 2007 (Germany), The Proclaimers

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, September 2007 (UK/Ireland), and North America with James in September/October 2008. They embarked on another tour in autumn 2009 with British vocal quartet The Vagabond Trills. They toured with Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls

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, Fall 2010 (United Kingdom).

Unkle Bob released their second album, Shockwaves, in 2010. It includes 3 tracks produced by Ken Nelson.

On November 10, 2011 Unkle Bob announced on their official page they were splitting after 9 years together

Band members

• Rick Webster (vocals, guitar)
• Stuart Cartwright (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin)
• Ron Yeadon (drums, percussion)
• Chloe Treacher (bass guitar)

Singles

• "Too Many People" - 19 June 2006
• "The Hit Parade" - 16 Oct 2006
• "Put A Record On" – 19 Feb 2007
• "Swans" - (US download only) Feb 2007
• "Satellite/Bad Dream" 5 April 2009