Jarvis Cocker, Pulp alumnus, eccentric genius, and the first man to successfully clone himself (evidence), is still keeping busy. When he’s not winning awards for his BBC Radio 4 series, he’s sifting through a selection of “found sounds” collected by The National Trust (laudable British conservationists) and arranging them into an ambient album he BBC-quotingly describes as “a holiday for the ears”. If you enjoy hearing music boxes, old doors creaking, Steve Vai wailing and…
I’m back! Did you guys miss me? No? I’m honestly not surprised, but I do feel bad about falling off the radar yet again. That’s not to say my interest in writing these columns has waned at all. I wanted to publish something this month, and today may be my only good chance to do so. I wrote this last July after returning from a whirlwind trip to the UK, but I’m just bringing it…
^^ Sexy beast! Jarvis Cocker’s new album, titled “Further Complications”, is just one month away. Yup, anticipation is ever building up as the Pulp frontman’s sophomore LP is growing ever closer. Good thing for marketing and their awareness campaigns, since Rough Trade Records just recently released Jarvis’ first single off the new album, “Angela,” out for free download, all exchange for your e-mail addy. Just head over to jarviscocker.net, stream the track and if you…
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