Sugar & Spite

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Studio album by Unkle Bob
Released 16 October 2006
Genre Indie
Length37:19
Label Friendly Sounds
Producer Saul Davies
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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. The album was released in the UK on 16 October 2006.

Unkle Bob

Unkle Bob is a Scottish indie rock band 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., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.

Glasgow City and council area in Scotland

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, and the third most populous city in the United Kingdom, as of the 2017 estimated city population of 621,020. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland; the local authority is Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as "Glaswegians" or "Weegies". It is the fourth most visited city in the UK. Glasgow is also known for the Glasgow patter, a distinct dialect of the Scots language that is noted for being difficult to understand by those from outside the city.

Saul Davies

Saul Davies is a British musician best known as a member of the rock band James. Davies is a multi-instrumentalist whose primary instruments are the violin, guitar and percussion.

Track listing

  1. "Birds and the Bees" – 3:21
  2. "The Hit Parade" – 3:25
  3. "One By One" – 2:40
  4. "Better Off" – 3:48
  5. "Put A Record On" – 3:43
  6. "Hold It Down" – 3:16
  7. "This Way" – 3:12
  8. "Vagabond" – 3:49
  9. "Too Many People" – 3:25
  10. "Swans" – 2:30
  11. "What Do I Know" – 4:12

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