Rob Pope
Rob Pope performing in 2017
Rob Pope performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameRobert Pope
OriginOlathe, Kansas, U.S
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Bass
Years active1995–present
LabelsVagrant, Merge, Doghouse
Member of
Formerly of
Website

Robert Pope is an American musician, best known as the bassist for Spoon and The Get Up Kids.

History

Rob Pope grew up in Olathe, Kansas. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with his brother Ryan and future Get Up Kids bandmate Jim Suptic. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor, who had been playing with Secular Theme and friend Nathan Shay on drums. After Shay was replaced with Rob's brother Ryan, the band recorded its first release, Four Minute Mile.

After The Get Up Kids called it quits, Rob joined the band Koufax, along with his brother Ryan to form their new rhythm section. Together they recorded the album Hard Times are in Fashion in 2005. In the same year he joined the band White Whale to record their album WW1. Soon afterward he joined the band Spoon and recorded their album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. He currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

On July 9, 2019, it was announced that Pope was leaving Spoon.[1]

Discography

with The Get Up Kids

with The New Amsterdams

with Reggie and the Full Effect

with Koufax

with White Whale

with Spoon

References

  1. ↑ "Spoon Bassist Rob Pope Exits Band". Pitchfork. 10 July 2019.


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