Earlier this year, Sheffield, UK-bred legends Pulp issued More, their first album in nearly a quarter-century. It was welcomed by fans of their sophisticated pop-rock hooks, high-drama witticisms and sartorial flair – but when the project began it took longtime guitarist Mark Webber by surprise.
In 2023, Pulp were rehearsing for a series of reunion shows and he’d initially thought they’d stick to their hits, as they’d done during their first run of comeback gigs in 2011-13. But one day, during a lunch break, Webber caught vocalist-songwriter Jarvis Cocker working on an unknown tune with their string section.
