It

Overall produced competently and often pleasant instrumentally, you just can't help but feel as though this record is the sound of a band completely struggling to find their identity. Granted, it's hard to view this record any other way given how vastly Pulp would go on to change their sound, but even on its own this record lands pretty flat for the most part

Browsing through the musical year 1983 I couldn't miss Pulp's debut album It. Very acoustic, very British, with some nice songs as the opener "My Lighthouse" with the pleasant tune and the barritone voice of Jarvis Cocker or the music hall song "Love Love" which makes me think of the Beatle's "When I'm sixty-four". A sophisticated choice of instrumentation with cello, flute, trombone, piano, clarinet, mandolin and even cries of seagulls beside guitar, bass, drums ... read more

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Listening to an album a day 2025 - November 23rd

It's alright, but the charisma, storytelling and overall aura of the Pulp of the 90s and beyond just isn't there, which makes complete sense as they would've been super young when they made this debut album. The instrumentals really stand out as brilliant here, however they do not hide the fact Jarvis Cocker sounds bad here.

Favourite song - Love Love
Least favourite song - Joking Aside
Rating - 3/10