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Pulp: More

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On June 6, 2025, “Rough Trade” label released “More”, the eighth Pulp studio. It was recorded in 2024, at “Orbb” in London, and was produced by James Ford.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals, Dobro, acoustic and classical guitar, guitar, Wurlitzer piano, Korg Trident, original landscape and studio shot photography, cover concept
  • Mark Webber – guitar, electric guitar, piano
  • Candida Doyle – Farfisa keyboard, piano, Solina, synth, Korg Trident synth
  • Nick Banks – drums, Synare
  • Brian Eno, Cecily Eno, Darla Eno, Irial Eno, Lotti Eno – vocals
  • Richard Hawley – acoustic guitar
  • Chilly Gonzales – piano
  • Animesh Raval – piano, Wurlitzer 
  • Serafina Steer – keyboard
  • Emma Smith – violin, 12 string Vox guitar, choir and backing vocals, string arrangements,
  • Rich Jones – conductor, string arrangements, viola, piano, keyboards
  • Jennymay Logan – violin, choir vocals
  • Paloma Deike, Phil Granell, Rosie Tompsett – violin
  • Mandhira de Saram, Patrick Dawkins, Ros Stephen – violin
  • Freya Goldmark – violin
  • Chihiro Ono – violin
  • Flora Curzon – violin, choir vocals
  • Shelley Britton, Zami Jalil – viola, choir vocals
  • Charlotte Stock – viola, choir vocals
  • Jordan Bergmans – viola
  • Laura Moody – cello, choir vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Sergio de Serra – cello
  • David Kadumukasa – cello, choir vocals
  • Val Welbanks – cello
  • Sam Becker – double bass
  • Andrew McKinney – bass
  • Jason Buckle – electronics, guitar
  • Adem Ilhan, Leo Chadburn, Mara Carlyle, Matthew Kerr – choir vocals
  • Adam Betts – Synare, percussion
  • Animesh Raval – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Julian House – design, image creation
  • Rankin – cover band cut-outs
  • Tom Jackson – LP back cover band and book back cover portrait
  • Ashley Bayston – studio painting

Track listing:

All lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, music by Nick Banks, Jarvis Cocker, Candida Doyle, Mark Webber, Jason Buckle, Andrew McKinney, and Emma Smith, with additional composers noted.

  1. Spike Island – additional composer Adam Betts
  2. Tina – additional composer Adam Betts
  3. Grown Ups – additional composer Steve Mackey
  4. Slow Jam – additional composer Serafina Steer
  5. Farmers Market
  6. My Sex – additional composer Adam Betts
  7. Git to Have Love – additional composer Adam Betts, Nick Ingman, Steve Mackey
  8. Background Noise
  9. Partial Eclipse – Serafina Steer
  10. The Hymn of the North – Adam Betts
  11. A Sunset – lyrics with The Earth, additional composer Richard Hawley

Spiritualized: Everything Was Beautiful

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On April 22, 2022, “Fat Possum Records” label released “Everything Was Beautiful” the ninth Spiritualized studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Konk Studios”, “Snap Studios”, “ROFL Audio Recording”, “Hackney Road Studios”, “Holy Mountain Studios”, “Fluff Studios”, “Flesh & Bone Studios”, “Urchin Studios”, “Bella Union Studios”, “Decoy Studios” and “Brushfield Street”, and was produced by Dan Cox and J. Spaceman.

Personnel:

  • J. Spaceman (James Spears) – vocals, guitar, banjo, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, dulcimer, autoharp, harmonica, percussion, arrangements, mixing, editing, art direction, design
  • Aaron Cupples, Cenzo Townshend, Darren Lawson, Drew Smith, Emre Ramazanoglu, Guy Massey, Iggy B, Jason Buckle, Misha Hering, Oliver Bayston, Shuta Shinoda, Tom Leach – engineer
  • Armelle Pignon, Ben McCluskey, Josh Green, Max Prior, Robert Sellens – engineer assistant
  • David Wrench – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Cox – engineer, editing
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Farrow – art direction, design

Track listing:

 All tracks are written by J. Spaceman.

  1. Always Together with You
  2. Best Thing You Never Had (The D Song)
  3. Let It Bleed (For Iggy)
  4. Crazy
  5. The Mainline Song
  6. The A Song (Laid in Your Arms)
  7. I’m Coming Home Again

Jarvis Cocker: Chansons d’Ennul Tip-Top

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On October 22, 2021, “ABKCO Music & Records” label released “Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top”, the fifth Jarvis Cocker album. The album features cover versions of French pop songs. It was recorded in 2021, at “Narcissus Studios” in London and at Jarvis Cocker’s home, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – vocals
  • Serafina Steer – harp, keyboards, female lead vocal, backing vocals
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, backing vocals; string arrangements
  • Jason Buckle – guitar, percussion, keyboards
  • Andrew McKinney – electric bass, double bass, backing vocals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, keyboards, translation, French pronunciation coaching
  • Bishi Bhattacharya – sitar
  • Anna McKinney – vocals
  • Joe Auckland – flugelhorn
  • Laura Moody – string section
  • Flora Curzon – string section
  • Morgan Goff – string section
  • Lucy Wilkins – string section
  • Charlie Stock – string section
  • Jennymay Logan – string section
  • Philip Granell – string section
  • Ian Burdge – string section
  • Paloma Deike – string section
  • Drew Smith – recording
  • John Davis – mastering, lacquer cutting
  • Brian Fitzpatrick – layout, design
  • Wes Anderson – executive production
  • Randall Poster – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Dans ma chambre – Padro Espinoza Prieto
  2. Contact – Serge Gainsbourg
  3. La tendresse – Hubert Yves Adrien Giraud, Noel Roux
  4. Anour, je te cherche – Nino Ferer
  5. Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous – Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
  6. Il pleut sur la gare – Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine
  7. Paroles, paroles – Matteo Chiossom Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio
  8. Requiem pour un con – Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Jean Piette Colombier
  9. Mon ami la rose – Cecille Caulier, Jacques Lacome D’Estalenx
  10. Mao Mao – Gerard Guegan, Gerard Huge
  11. Elle et moi – Pascal Jean Michel Valadon, Aaron Golbert, Alex Payne, Jean-Pierre Cerrone
  12. Aline – Daniel Georges Jacq Bevilasqua

Jarv is: Beyond the Pale

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On July 17, 2020, “Rough Trade” label released “Beyond the Pale”, the debut Jarv Is studio album. It was recorded April 2018 – September 2019, at “Peak Cavern” in Derbyshire, UK, “Primavera Sound” in Barcelona, Spain, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.

Personnel:

  • Jarvis Cocker – lead and backing vocals, Boss voice transformer, Vox Starstreamer guitar, Spanish guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Marine Rider guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Philicorda organ, Korg MS-20 synthesiser, kalimba, synth loop, Mellotron, handclaps, whistling
  • Serafina Steer – miniKORG, microKORG preset, Philicorda organ, harp, Elka Rhapsody, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, Vox Starstreamer guitar, backing vocals, handclaps
  • Jason Buckle – synthesizer, 808 programming, cabasa, tambourine, Wasp synthesizer, programmed drums, wah-wah guitar, bass synth, Syncussion, Echoplex, Philicorda organ, electronic percussion, handclaps
  • Andrew McKinney – bass, Fender Bass VI, backing vocals, handclaps, Moog Taurus pedals
  • Adam Betts – drums, percussion, tongue plate percussion, electronic percussion, backing vocals
  • Steve Mackey – programmed strings, original drum sample
  • Jason Domnarski – piano
  • Chris Vatalaro – prepared piano, handclaps
  • Naala – backing vocals
  • Eoban and Cedric Tomlin – backing vocals
  • Andy Pink – live recordings
  • Drew Smith – overdubs, vocals recording
  • Craig Silvey – mixing
  • Max Prior – mixing assistant
  • Dani Spragg – mixing assistant
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Thibault Dargeou – recording
  • Graeme Swinton (Actually) – design
  • Dave Bunnell – cave photograph
  • Eddie Whelan – band photograph

Track listing:

  1. Save the Whale – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle, Emma Smith, Andrew McKinney, Adam Betts
  2. Must I Evolve – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer
  3. Am I Missing Something – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Buckle, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  4. House Music All Night Long – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Chris Vatalaro
  5. Sometimes I Am Pharaoh – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Steve Mackey
  6. Swanky Modes – Jarvis Cocker, Jason Domnarski, Serafina Steer
  7. Children of the Echo – Jarvis Cocker, Serafina Steer, Jason Buckle

The Pretenders: Loose Screw

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On November 12, 2002, “Artemis” label released “Loose Screw”, the eighth  Pretenders studio album. It was recorded June 2001 – April 2002, and was produced by Jonathan Quarmby and Kevin Bacon.

Personnel:

  • Chrissie Hynde– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Adam Seymour– lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • Martin Chambers– drums
  • Kevin Bacon– bass
  • Jonathan Quarmby– keyboards
  • Colin Elliot, Mark “Wiff” Smith– percussion
  • Kick Horns – brass
  • The Duke Quartet – strings, brass
  • Priscilla Jones, Tom Kelly, Mark Sheridan – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Adam Seymour and Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

  1. Lie to Me
  2. Time
  3. You Know Who Your Friends Are
  4. Complex Person
  5. Fools Must Die
  6. Kinda Nice, I Like It
  7. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  8. I Should Of
  9. Clean Up Woman
  10. The Losing
  11. Saving Grace – Chrissie Hynde, Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
  12. Walk like a Panther – Richard Barratt, Jason Buckle, Jarvis Cocker, Dean Honer