Pulp Announce First New Album In 24 Years 'More' With Lead Single Spike Island
Thursday, 10 April 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Tom Jackson
Pulp have announced their first new album in nearly 24 years.
The Sheffield Britpop giants will release 'More' through Rough Trade Records on June 6, following up 2001's 'We Love Life'.
Recorded over three weeks at Orbb Studio in Walthamstow, London with producer James Ford, whose resumé includes work with Arctic Monkeys and Fontaines D.C., the album is dedicated to Pulp's late bassist Steve Mackey, who passed away in 2023 aged 56. In a statement, frontman Jarvis Cocker said:
"When we started touring again in 2023, we practiced a new song called Hymn of the North during soundchecks and eventually played it at the end of our second night at Sheffield Arena.
"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 and 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.
"Thanks for listening.”
To coincide with the news, Pulp have shared the record's first single and opening track, Spike Island, a summery, indie anthem about an infamous Stone Roses show in 1990. Head below to view the accompanying Cocker-directed video, which brings to life the photos from the band's 1995 'Different Class' LP.
Pulp will take their You Deserve More Tour to arenas in Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester and London, where they'll play two nights at The O2, this June.
They'll also headline Sheffield's Tramlines Festival on July 25, before two co-headline shows with LCD Soundsystem at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl in September. Tickets for all dates are on sale now.
'More' tracklist:
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. The Hymn of the North
11. A Sunset
Pulp Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat June 07 2025 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Tue June 10 2025 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Fri June 13 2025 - LONDON O2 Arena
Sat June 14 2025 - LONDON O2 Arena
Thu June 19 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena
Sat June 21 2025 - MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Fri July 25 2025 - SHEFFIELD Hillsborough Park
Thu September 25 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Hollywood Bowl (USA)
Fri September 26 2025 - LOS ANGELES California - Hollywood Bowl (USA)
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