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100
They’ve ripened delightfully and are living proof that age does not diminish creativity or relevance.
1y
100
It’s classic Pulp: gloriously awkward, sharply observed, and still dancing proudly to its own weird rhythm.
11mo
90
More sounds like vintage Pulp straight from the off. It’s an album that somehow manages to represent all sides of the band’s musical personality – there’s the classic sleazy disco side, some dramatic ballads and, obviously, Jarvis Cocker singing a lot about sex.
1y
90
The band already had a legacy secured, but with More, they’ve added another shiny jewel to it, not just used everything that came before and tagged on a weak charm. This is another great Pulp album. It is not a comeback or a lazy return; it is simply More greatness.
1y
90
A tender, funny and gloriously overstuffed return from pop’s greatest misfits, reckoning with time, tenderness and the strange thrill of still being here.
11mo
90
That rarest of things: a mature masterpiece from a reunited band.
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1y
90
That it’s been executed so flawlessly is testament to the musicians involved; acting both as fuel for this summer’s arena shows and an artistic work in its own right, ‘More’ perfectly meets the brief of what a Pulp record should sound like in 2015.
1y
90
Let’s be honest, comebacks are usually rather drab affairs. The creators tend to lack the impetus and ingenuity that once defined them, leaving listeners with a cold, empty feeling inside. This makes Pulp’s perfectly judged return all the more impressive, serving up material capable of competing easily with the band’s very best work.
1y
90
More is classic Pulp, aged to near perfection.
1y
80
On their first album in almost 25 years, Pulp demonstrate that revisiting the past can yield genuinely uncompromising and organic rewards.
1y
80
On their first album in 24 years, Jarvis Cocker and co deliver a comeback that proves to be more than worth the wait.
1y
80
Older and wiser they may be, but that doesn’t stop them exploring “everyday sexuality” and growing pains.
1y
80
As ever, a feeling abides of Cocker looking around him at the stuff of life – parenthood, divorce, marriage, loss, religion, class – and turning it into relatable and (yep) grown-up pop music.
1y
80
Assisted by James Ford, Jarvis Cocker and co return with their first album in 24 years and a mature but vital response to the second summer of Britpop.
1y
80
The Sheffield band’s first album in 24 years is the sound of life moving on, of time eroding us beautifully, and the miracles we’re lucky enough to have whack us in the face in the course of a day.
1y
80
Pulp’s first album in 24 years is full of the lust and laughter that first made Jarvis Cocker the witty, charismatic frontman of Britpop.
1y
80
Band’s first album in 24 years accomplishes the transition between fan-settling familiarity and creative advancement.
1y
80
More is that rarest of reunion records: one that transcends nostalgia to actually enhance a band’s legacy.
1y
80
Jarvis Cocker and the band’s first album in 24 years delivers a refreshing take on middle age, with all the the skewed observation and joyful melodic flourishes of old.
1y
80
A band returning as evolutions, not imitations, of their past selves.
1y
80
The Britpop icons' first album since 2001 sees them evolve in both sound and outlook.
1y
80
More is unlikely to win Pulp many new fans, but that would be presumptuous to really want (and undignified to aim for) when you can otherwise hit the mark so authentically.
1y
76
More is very much what most will have expected: Pulp sitting back and crafting an expertly compelling album on ageing, adapting their signature topics and quirks to the perspective of autumnal age.
12mo
75
While there’s always going to be comparisons with those flawless albums from the mid-‘90s or the need for better quality control (sometimes less is More if you’ll pardon the pun), More is almost everything one could have hoped for from a Pulp album in 2025.
11mo
75
After 24 years, Jarvis Cocker and his baroque-pop band return to remind you, with rakish wit and horny wisdom, that your whole life is just one big coming-of-age saga.
12mo
70
Overall whilst it’s lovely to have them back, but maybe a little less would have made this record so much More.
1y
70
While unmistakably weathered, Pulp are also immutably themselves.
12mo
70
With More they’ve returned with a re-energized record that sits comfortably next to His ‘N’ Hers and Different Class. Songs like the synth-strutting Spike Island and disco-stomping Got To Have Love are doused in the same glitterball magic that made us fall in love with them in the first place.
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11mo
60
With themes of lust, love, parenthood, growing, and belonging – More pays homage to a new era for Pulp that weighs heavy in nostalgia, but also feels timeless.
1y
60
Some oddly deconstructed influences pop up on Pulp’s first album in 23 years.
1y
50
What Pulp haven’t lost is their innate Englishness: ballads recall grocery shops, summer festivals, and farmers’ markets, but the results are disappointing.
11mo
40
Pulp’s first album for 24 years features a fantastic opening track, then a grim drizzle of indie plodders.
1y
MUSIC'S ROADS ARE INFINITE
Rethinking the past to move again, but in another direction.
Pulp's does not seem to be a simple return, but an attempt to question the very meaning of time gone by, the legacy of a voice that has remained suspended for too long.
A promise of the future, but pronounced with the voice of someone who knows the melancholy of the past too well.
The result is a short circuit between memory and alteration, where the past returns to move with disturbing ... read more
there are some nice tracks and it's mostly pretty inoffensive but it dosen't leave much of an impact on me honestly
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7/10
Track list: 4/11
Best Song: Spike Island
Artist Discography Average: 7 (1)
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Track List
| 1 | Spike Island 4:42 | 85 |
| 2 | Tina 3:32 | 76 |
| 3 | Grown Ups 5:56 | 79 |
| 4 | Slow Jam 5:06 | 75 |
| 5 | Farmers Market 4:30 | 70 |
| 6 | My Sex 4:25 | 70 |
| 7 | Got to Have Love 4:52 | 84 |
| 8 | Background Noise 3:41 | 75 |
| 9 | Partial Eclipse 4:38 | 70 |
| 10 | The Hymn of the North 5:40 | 72 |
| 11 | A Sunset 3:14 | 71 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
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| #2 | / | The Telegraph |
| #3 | / | Les Inrocks |
| #3 | / | Rough Trade |
| #3 | / | Under the Radar |
| #4 | / | Far Out Magazine |
| #5 | / | musicOMH |
| #6 | / | Albumism |
| #10 | / | FLOOD |
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