Led by singer/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.

Their debut album Sugar & Spite was released on October 16, 2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by James guitarist/violinist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound/EMI). They released a double single entitled "Satellite/Bad Dream" on April 5, 2009.

Unkle Bob toured with The Feeling, February 2007 (Germany), The Proclaimers, 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, 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

On November 5, 2012 Rick Webster announced on the official web page that he would release a new EP under the name Unkle Bob as a solo artist.