Music Correspondent Mark Savage reported about the recent announcement from indie icons Pulp about their upcoming album, More, along with the release of their first single in almost 24 years titled Spike Island. Frontman Jarvis Cocker mentioned during an interview on BBC 6 Music that the band’s decision to return to the studio was sparked by the positive reception to their 2023 reunion tour. The Sheffield band, known for hits like Babies and Common People, gained popularity during the 1990s Britpop era, although their music did not entirely align with the movement’s style.
Having formed in Sheffield in 1978, Pulp underwent a lengthy journey to success, eventually selling more than 10 million records. Following a hiatus post their 2001 album We Love Life, the band regrouped in 2011 for a series of festival appearances, including a surprise set at Glastonbury, before coming together once more in 2023. The inspiration behind their latest single, Spike Island, stemmed from the 1990 Stone Roses concert at Widnes, with guitarist Mark Webber recalling it as a somewhat disappointing experience due to poor sound quality and windy conditions.
Scheduled for release on 6 June, More pays tribute to former bassist Steve Mackey, who passed away in 2023. In the absence of an overarching theme, lead singer Cocker expressed a sense of freedom during the recording process, mentioning that the band deliberately avoided overthinking their approach to avoid unnecessary stress. Despite employing artificial intelligence for the music video accompanying Spike Island, Cocker emphasized that the music on the album was entirely created and performed by human beings from the North of England, with no involvement of AI during the production
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