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Bob Stanley is a musician, journalist, author, film producer and pop historian. He is a member of the group Saint Etienne, which he co-founded in 1990, and has also enjoyed success as a music journalist, writing for theNME,Melody Maker,Mojo,The GuardianandThe Times. He is a regular contributor to TV music documentaries, most notably for the BBC and Sky Arts, and has a parallel career as a DJ, producer of record labels and compilation archivist. In 2013, Stanley's second publication,Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop, was a best-selling title on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2021, his biography of the Fall (with Tessa Norton) was published to widespread critical acclaim. Bob has joined Nine Eight for a three-book deal.
'Stanley's attention to detail and lyrical style never lets up. 5/5.' -- Record Collector 'Told with the delicious lyricism and candour we've come to expect from Stanley, the band's extraordinary story is recounted In meticulous detail 5/5.' -- Classic Pop 'Stanley is a wonderful guide...showing us gems of their vast catalogue with enthusiasm, insight and wit. 4/5' -- The Telegraph 'A detailed, erudite biography. 4/5.' -- Mojo 'A loving vindication of the band... alert to the comedy of pop star existence but also tells a deeply melancholy tale.' -- Sunday Times 'Stanley's description of sound is a constant pleasure. Here's a summer project for pop fans: read this book, then listen to the music.' -- The Observer 'Peerless pop historian...Stanley's celebration of this most singular of acts is a plea for belated respect. The Bee Gees were misfits, certainly, and didn't always endear themselves to everyone. But, he stresses, the music spoke for itself. It still does.' -- I-paper 'A critical and soulful makeover by one of pop music's most thoughtful authors Bob Stanley.' -- Louder Than War 'Bob Stanley argues persuasively that the Gibb brothers remain underrated and establishes them as an experimental group with an unnatural knack for commercial reinvention - 8/10.' -- Uncut 'The definitive Bee Gees book. A triumph.' -- We Are Cult
