Rob Pope

Rob Pope
Rob Pope, photo: Tammy Lo
Background information
Birth name	Robert Pope
Origin	Olathe, Kansas
Genres	Alternative rock, Indie rock, Experimental rock, Pop, Power-Pop
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Bass Guitar
Years active	1995-Present
Labels	Vagrant Records, Merge Records, Doghouse Records
Associated acts	The Get Up Kids White Whale Spoon Koufax Reggie and the Full Effect The New Amsterdams
Website	The Get Up Kids Spoon
Notable instruments
Fender Precision Bass

Robert Pope is an American musician.

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. In 2005 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 Brooklyn, New York.

Discography

with The Get Up Kids

• Four Minute Mile (1997)
• Something to Write Home About (1999)
• On a Wire (2002)
• Guilt Show (2004)
• There Are Rules (2011)

with Reggie and the Full Effect

• Songs Not to Get Married To (2005)

with Koufax

• Hard Times are in Fashion (2005)

with White Whale

• WW1 (2006, Merge Records)

with Spoon

• Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007, Merge Records)
• Transference (album) (2010, Merge Records)
• They Want My Soul (2014, Republic Records)