People are convinced an iconic British band is set to release a new album – 23 years after their previous one.
Fans are convinced Pulp, made up of frontman Jarvis Cocker as well as Nick Banks, Candida Doyle and Mark Webber, are working on new material for an unannounced album.
The legendary group responsible for songs like Common People, The Fear and Sunrise are currently touring the United States, and are dropping some big hints along the way. Dedicated fans are now hoping a new album could be on the horizon.
Teasers for new material have appeared throughout Pulp’s reunion tour, which kicked off in May 2023 and is confirmed to continue on into 2025.
Pulp debuted unreleased song Hymn of the North at a 2023 homecoming show in Sheffield, and a batch of new, unreleased tracks have been spotted on the setlist of their US tour, leaving UK fans livid and excited in equal measure.
One fan took to Twitter/X and wrote: “Apparently Pulp has played five new songs in the past year and I’m gonna let myself get excited about the prospect of a new album. We Love Life was a great one to go out on but Jarvis’s solo stuff has stayed at a very high standard.”
Another added: “It’s going to be weird if Pulp do release a new album. For the 20-odd years I’ve been a fan, the album discography has ended with ‘We Love Life’.”
The band has released just one song since 2002, with 2013’s After You handed out as a download code on Christmas cards for those attending Pulp’s Motorpoint Arena show in 2012.
Cocker was spotted in a recording studio in Walthamstow last month and teased that Pulp was “back in the studio”. It comes as fans are documenting sightings of new songs, with the likes of Background Noise, Spike Island and Got to Have Love (a We Love Life demo previously released as an instrumental) performed to crowds in North and South America.
However, drummer Nick Banks previously denied that a new album was in the works, telling NME: “I’m not sure if any of us have a real appetite for that because you have to put three to five years of your life into it. In terms of writing, recording then touring, it would be really difficult. I can’t see it happening myself – we’ve got other things to do.”