Tag: "Jarvis Cocker"

Richard Hawley : Leave Your Body Behind You
0 Comments. 730 Views. Posted 4 Apr 2012 @ 1:55pm.
  Former Pulp member Richard Hawley has a new album due out in May and this oddly seductive single preceding it. The wall of guitars he uses has a sci-fi edge, a swirling psychedelic trip through the stars that is overlaid with a hypnotic, mantra-like refrain encouraging you to ‘leave your body behind you.’ This tune really punches above its weight.   Read More
Brett Anderson : Black Rainbows
0 Comments. 1,397 Views. Posted 2 Nov 2011 @ 11:55am.
With thrilling Britpop swagger, perhaps reignited by the recent Suede reunion, Brett Anderson's fourth solo album, Black Rainbows, is his first venture into writing with a full band since his departure from Suede. The result is a myriad of magical melodies and mystifying metaphors that both connect and separate this album from his previous releases. With simple guitar riffs, pulsating... Read More
Pulp - 29 July, Festival Hall
0 Comments. 2,031 Views. Posted 2 Aug 2011 @ 1:41pm.
As the lights dimmed, lasers projected green words onto a black curtain hanging over the stage. "Do you think this is funny?" We laughed. "Do you want to see a dolphin?" We sniggered. And then: "Do you remember the first time?" We screeched!   Behind the curtain Jarvis Cocker sang the first words: "You say you wanna go home? Cause he's sitting on his own again this evening…" His voice was... Read More
Pulp - Wishful Thinking: A Retrospective
0 Comments. 2,393 Views. Posted 22 Jun 2011 @ 11:49am.
Isn’t it funny that there’s a word for as specific a misfortune as defenestration, but no equally succinct term for having grown up poor but intelligent; aware of the options available to others, but denied the same ambitions? You’d think the former a smaller niche than the latter, but English doesn’t afford it a discrete word. There’s probably a German compound word that nails it though. They do... Read More
British Sea Power : Valhalla Dancehall
0 Comments. 1,543 Views. Posted 6 Mar 2011 @ 11:45pm.
Once it seemed that British Sea Power were content to forever circle the edges of full-blown, mainstream popularity, favouring instead to blossom as one of Britain's mid-tier indie bands. That all changed with 2008's Do You Like Rock Music? a concerted tilt at leaner cuts with more focused energy, leading many answering the title's question with a resounding 'Yes!'   It did however... Read More
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