Pulp has confirmed their first album in twenty-four years, More, will release on June 6.
The band, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, reunited in 2023 for a string of sold-out live shows, which have continued into 2024 and 2025. Pulp will play dates across the UK this summer, followed by two nights at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with LCD Soundsystem this September. An announcement of their eighth studio album comes over a year after the group debuted new song, The Hymn of the North, at their homecoming show in Sheffield.
The group then played the song, which features on their new album, at their Hammersmith Odeon show, which Cocker credits as the moment that “seemed to open the floodgates” for new material. More will release on June 6, a day before Pulp heads out on their UK and Ireland tour.
A statement from the band reads: “This is the first Pulp album since We Love Life in 2001. Yes. The first Pulp album in twenty-four years. How did that happen? Well, when we started touring again in 2023 we practiced a new song called Hymn of the North during soundcheck and 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 and played by the Elysian Collective.
“The album was recorded over three weeks by James Ford in Walthamstow, London, starting on November 18, 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 and performed by four human beings from the North of England, aided and 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.”
A tracklist can be found below, which features a Cocker-penned song from Jarv Is, Slow Jam, as well as a previously unfinished Pulp demo, Grown Ups. The latter song was worked on at the same time as After You, the 2013 single produced by LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy.
- Spike Island
- Tina
- Grown Ups
- Slow Jam
- Farmers Market
- My Sex
- Got to Have Love
- Background Noise
- Partial Eclipse
- The Hymn of the North
- A Sunset
The statement and album confirmation came after a series of live performances across Europe and North America, where new songs from the group were teased. Along with The Hymn of the North are Background Noise, Spike Island, Farmers Market, My Sex, A Sunset, and Got to Have Love. These songs are not yet released but were performed by the band on their live dates last year.
A list of Pulp tour dates for the UK, Ireland, and North America can be found below, with remaining tickets available here.
- June 7 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
- June 10 – 3Arena, Dublin
- June 13 – The O2 Arena, London
- June 14 – The O2 Arena, London
- June 19 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham
- June 21 – Co-Op Live Arena, Manchester
- July 10 – Bilbao BBK Live
- July 25 – Tramlines Festival, Sheffield
- August 15 – La Route du Rock, Saint-Malmo
- September 25 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (co-headline with LCD Soundsystem)
- September 26 – Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles (co-headline with LCD Soundsystem)
