''More'' is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Pulp, released on 6 June 2025 on

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. Produced by James Ford, it is the band's first studio album in twenty-four years following '' We Love Life'' (2001) and is their first album since '' Freaks'' (1987) without bass guitarist Steve Mackey, who died in 2023. Mackey is credited as a songwriter on two songs. The returning four core members of Pulp – vocalst

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, keyboardist Candida Doyle, drummer Nick Banks and guitarist Mark Webber – were joined in the studio by touring members Andrew McKinney (bass guitar), Emma Smith (violin) and Adam Betts (various instruments), who had previously worked with Cocker on his solo project Jarv Is and its 2020 studio album, '' Beyond the Pale''. Current Pulp touring violist Richard Jones also contributed to the recording process. Released to widespread critical acclaim, the album debuted at number one on the

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, becoming the band's first number one album in over twenty-seven years, since the release of '' This is Hardcore'' in 1998.

Artwork

The cover features a photograph taken by Jarvis Cocker at 15:10 on 15 July 2024 near Kerlingarfjöll,

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, whilst out for a walk on holiday with his son, Albert. The original photo had four hikers descending the walking trail, but these were digitally replaced by graphic designer Julian House with four of the iconic cardboard-cutout band members from Pulp's '' Different Class'' era.

Promotion

The lead single, "Spike Island", was released on 10 April 2025, accompanied with a music video. "Spike Island" reached number 32 on the '' Billboard'' Adult Alternative Airplay chart in June 2025. This was the first time that a Pulp song had appeared on any radio airplay chart in the United States. The album was the first of theirs to top the U.K. Album charts since 1998.

Reception

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 85, based on 19 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Pulp

* Nick Banks – drums (all tracks), programming (track 6) *

– lead vocals (all tracks), Dobro guitar (track 1), guitars (2–4), acoustic guitar (7, 9), synthesizer (8) * Candida Doyle – keyboards (tracks 1–5, 11), piano (6, 8, 10), synthesizer (7, 9) * Mark Webber – guitars

Additional contributors

* James Ford – production * Animesh Raval – mixing,

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(all tracks); piano (track 3) * Matt Colton – mastering * Emma Smith – violin (all tracks),

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(tracks 2–7, 9, 10), choir vocals (2) * Andrew McKinney – bass guitar * Rich Jones – viola (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 11), arrangement (2–7, 9, 10), conductor (2, 4–11), piano (2, 5, 7) * Laura Moody –

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(tracks 1–5, 7, 9–11), arrangement (2, 5, 6), choir vocals (2) * Adam Betts – programming (track 1), percussion (2, 7, 10) * Jennymay Logan – violin (tracks 1–5, 7, 9), choir vocals (2) * Charlotte Stock – viola (tracks 2–7, 9, 10), choir vocals (2, 5, 9–11) * Sergio De Serra – cello (tracks 2–7, 9–11) * Paloma Deike – violin (tracks 2–7, 9–11) * Phil Granell – violin (tracks 2–7, 9–11) * Rosie Tompsett – violin (tracks 2–7, 9–11) * Shelley Britton – viola (tracks 2–5, 7, 9–11), choir vocals (2, 5, 9–11) * Zami Jalil – viola (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10), choir vocals (2, 5, 9–11) * David Kadumukasa – cello (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10), choir vocals (2) * Chihiro Ono – violin (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10) * Freya Goldmark – violin (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10) * Adem Ilhan – choir vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9–11) * Flora Curzon – choir vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9–11) * Leo Chadburn – choir vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9–11) * Mara Carlyle – choir vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9–11) * Matthew Kerr – choir vocals (tracks 2, 5, 9–11) * Jason Buckle – electric guitar (track 4) * Serafina Steer – keyboards (track 4) * Val Welbanks – cello (tracks 7, 10) * Sam Becker –

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(tracks 7, 10) * Jordan Bergmans – viola (tracks 7, 10) * Mandhira De Saram – violin (tracks 7, 10) * Patrick Dawkins – violin (tracks 7, 10) * Phil Granell – violin (tracks 7, 10) * Ros Stephen – violin (tracks 7, 10) * Chilly Gonzales – piano (track 10) * Richard Hawley – acoustic guitar (track 11)

Charts

References

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