pulp

When Pulp made their return last year promising "more", they really weren't kidding. "More" was the title of the Sheffield band's first album in 24 years, and with songs that swooned, swaggered, sashayed and strutted, it quickly became a fan favorite amongst the group's starred catalog, topping charts at home and abroad. Then there was more... and "More"... onstage. Following the record's release last summer, Pulp hit the road, playing their own shows and headlining festivals the globe over. Songs from the new album enthralled and dazzled, while the modern masterpieces drawn from across Pulp's career moved hearts and minds as one. To celebrate and capture those moments of musical brilliance, and to offer listeners yet more again, this summer Pulp release "Live!", an album of recordings drawn from their iconic show at The O2 in London on 13 June 2025. An ultimate setlist, which saw the band deliver a two-part performance as they drew on songs from right across their storied career, "Live!" does not just showcase the dexterity and rich musical tapestry Pulp weave when they come together onstage; it also captures the spirit of their live shows. From moments of communal exhilaration to Jarvis Cocker's candid confessionals; heart-swelling outpourings of love, to arena-filling sing-a-longs; Pulp's words and music have always unlocked unique, intimate worlds making "Live!" a truly immersive portal to the place where those tracks 'come alive' - onstage. "A concert is an event where songs come back to life. That's why this album is called 'Live!'" explains Jarvis Cocker of this unique record in the Pulp canon. "It's both a statement of fact (it's a recording of a live band) & a challenge (come on! Everyone come alive!)."

• 1 Intro Feat. Kelly MacDonald
• 2 Spike Island
• 3 Slow Jam
• 4 Sorted for E's & Wizz
• 5 Disco 2000
• 6 Help the Aged
• 7 Farmers Market
• 8 This Is Hardcore
• 9 Sunrise
• 10 Something Changed
• 11 Grown Ups
• 12 O.U
• 13 Do You Remember the First Time?
• 14 Mis-Shapes
• 15 Got to Have Love
• 16 Babies
• 17 Common People
• 18 A Sunset

WORDS FROM JARVIS COCKER ON "MORE" This is the first Pulp album since "We Love Life" in 2001. Yes: the first Pulp album for 24 years. How did that happen? Well: when we started touring again in 2023, we practiced a new song called "Hymn of the North" during soundchecks & eventually played it at the end of our second night at Hammersmith Odeon. This seemed to open the floodgates: we came up with the rest of the songs on this album during the first half of 2024. A couple are revivals of ideas from last century. The music for one song was written by Richard Hawley. The music for another was written by Jason Buckle. The Eno family sing backing vocals on a song. There are string arrangements written by Richard Jones & played by the Elysian Collective. The album was recorded over 3 weeks by James Ford in Walthamstow, London, starting on November 18th, 2024. This is the shortest amount of time a Pulp album has ever taken to record. It was obviously ready to happen. These are the facts. We hope you enjoy the music. It was written & performed by four human beings from the North of England, aided & abetted by five other human beings from various locations in the British Isles. No A.I. was involved during the process. This album is dedicated to Steve Mackey. This is the best that we can do.

• 1 Spike Island
• 2 Tina
• 3 Grown Ups
• 4 Slow Jam
• 5 Farmers Market
• 6 My Sex
• 7 Got to Have Love
• 8 Background Noise
• 9 Partial Eclipse
• 10 Hymn of the North
• 11 A Sunset