Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker has revealed that he hates the term Britpop, a genre with which his band has been associated for over thirty years.
Cocker's band released More, their first new album in 24 years on Friday, June 6, and are currently on tour in the UK, which led to a writer from NME.com suggesting to the singer that, with their mid-'90s peers Oasis, Suede and Supergrass all in action this summer also, there is "a bit of a Britpop renaissance" taking place in 2025.
“I’ve always hated that word," Cocker says in response. "I would never willingly associate myself with it. It was an exciting time before they came with that definition of indie bands starting to make waves on the mainstream scene. It felt like a revolution could happen. If people are feeling like that again – that they can make their own thing and it can be taken notice of – then that would be great.
"If that kind of attitude is coming back, then I would be very excited about it, just not the ‘BP’ word – it’s a terrible word.”
