News
Mar 21, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Jarvis Cocker’s band JARV IS… have shared their original soundtrack for the hit BBC series This Is Going To Hurt. More
Under the Radar heads to Bognor Regis for Rockaway Beach on Friday. Here's who we're most excited to see!
Jan 03, 2022
By Jimi Arundell
The 2022 festival season starts this weekend with Rockaway Beach, so here’s the acts Under the Radar are most looking forward to seeing. More
Chansons D’Ennui Tip-Top Due Out October 22 via ABKCO
Oct 07, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Jarvis Cocker has shared a new cover of Dalida’s 1973 duet with Alain Delon, “Paroles, Paroles.” It features Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier and will be featured on Cocker’s forthcoming album, Chansons D’Ennui Tip-Top, which will be out on October 22 via ABKCO. More
Chansons D’Ennui Tip-Top Due Out October 22 via ABKCO
Sep 14, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has announced the release of a new album titled Chansons D’Ennui Tip-Top, which will consist of covers of classic French songs. Cocker has subsequently released the album’s lead single, a cover of Christophe’s 1965 song “Aline.” The cover was originally featured in the first trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film The French Dispatch, and the new album is meant to be somewhat of a companion piece to the film. More
A Terrible Year Yielded Some Not Terrible Music
Jan 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern
So, 2020 was quite an uneventful year wasn’t it? Nothing much of note happened. It was pretty boring. But at least there were some decent records to liven things up. This is the intro to our Best Albums of 2020 list I wish I could be writing. More
Plus Badge Époque Ensemble, Julien Baker, Ela Minus, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2020. This week there was a second and final presidential debate that, unlike the first one, was an actual debate. More
Song Available on 10-Inch Vinyl January 15, 2021 (Plus Watch JARV IS… Perform at the Barbican)
Oct 23, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Hot Chip have enlisted Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker for a brand new song, “Straight to the Morning,” which was shared via a video for it. The song will be available on a limited edition 10-inch vinyl on January 15, 2021 via Domino. More
The Beyond the Pale: Live From the Centre of the Earth Concert Will Be Live For Only 24 Hours On July 21
Jul 20, 2020
By Samantha Small
Last Friday Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker released a new album Beyond the Pale under his new band’s moniker JARV IS…. Only a few days out from the release, Cocker has announced a free live performance of the record tomorrow, July 21 at 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m, PST/8 p.m. BST via YouTube. It’s entitled Beyond the Pale: Live From the Centre of the Earth and will be available for only 24 hours. More
Plus Oceanator, The Go! Team, IDLES, Moses Sumney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 17, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Samantha Small, Stephen Axeman, and Julian Roberts-Grmela)
Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s another week where the pandemic continues to spread all around America, with the Trump administration doing little to stop it. As a consequence, parents across the land (including this one) are wrestling with whether or not to send their kids to school this fall. More
Beyond the Pale Out Now via Rough Trade
Jul 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has a newish band JARV IS… and their debut album, Beyond the Pale, came out today via Rough Trade. Now that the album’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our review of the album and on Wednesday we posted our podcast interview with Cocker. More
New Episodes Every Wednesday
Jul 15, 2020
By Laura Studarus
Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with the Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, we got to know the many sides of Jarvis Cocker. More
Plus Leon Bridges, Plants and Animals, Michael Stipe, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 12, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Mark Moody and Samantha Small)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2020. It was a bit more of a chill week than last week. Black Lives Matter protests continued across the world, but generally remained peaceful. More
Beyond the Pale Due Out July 17 via Rough Trade
Jun 11, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has a newish band JARV IS… and their debut album, Beyond the Pale, is due out July 17 via Rough Trade. Now they have shared another song from the album, album opener “Save the Whale,” via a video for it featuring live photos of the band taken by fans. More
Jun 01, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Fourteen years later, alas, Jarvis Cocker’s 2006 single “Running the World” (its full uncensored title is “Cunts Are Still Running the World”) resonates even more today. More
Plus Willie Nelson, The Pretenders, DMA’s, and Lady Gaga
Mar 25, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
With everything going on with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and most spring and summer tours and festivals either postponed or cancelled, it makes sense that musicians are now starting to postpone their albums. This week HAIM, Jarvis Cocker’s new band JARV IS…, Hinds, Kelly Lee Owens, The Pretenders, Willie Nelson, Lady Gaga, and DMA’s have all pushed back the release dates of their upcoming albums. More
Plus Muzz, The Lemon Twigs, Caroline Rose, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 06, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2020. It’s been a topsy-turvy week. SXSW was just cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Democratic presidential primaries have dramatically changed in the last week, with Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Michael Bloomberg, and, sigh, Elizabeth Warren all dropping out of the race, leaving just Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. More
Beyond the Pale Due Out May 1 via Rough Trade
Mar 02, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has a newish band JARV IS… and now the project has announced their debut album, Beyond the Pale, and shared a new song from it, “House Music All Night Long,” via a video for the track.
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New Version Features Kaiser Quartett; Proceeds Go to Homeless Charity Shelter
Dec 19, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has shared a new version of his 2006 song “Running the World,” made with Kaiser Quartett, a string quartet based in Hamburg, Germany. It is timed to the fan campaign to make the protest song (its full uncensored title is “Cunts Are Still Running the World”) the #1 song on the UK singles chart on Christmas Day in response to last week’s British election results. More
Might 2006 Protest Song Hit #1 Because of Boris Johnson?
Dec 17, 2019
By Mark Redfern
It’s apparently a big deal which song is #1 on the UK singles chart on Christmas Day. A Facebook group has been launched by fans Michael Hall and Darcie Molina to help get a 13-year-old solo protest song by Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, “Running the World,” into the #1 spot in response to last week’s British election results, in which Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won in a landslide, in large part because of Brexit. More
In Katowice, Poland, August 2-4
Jul 26, 2019
By Jimi Arundell
First started by organizer and director Arthur Rojeck from rock band Myslovitz and dream pop outfit Lenny Valentino, OFF Festival at Katowice in Poland boasts an intoxicating mix of youthful energy coming from the carefully selected cutting edge musicians plus huge heritage acts ensuring a high quality of performers which can range right from German techno to Norwegian death metal. More
Plus Men I Trust, Alex Lahey, The Raconteurs, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
May 17, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We weren’t blown away by too many new tracks this week, beyond the Top 4 on the list below, hence a slightly shorter list this week. More
Single Only Available at Live Shows
May 15, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker has shared a new song, “MUST I EVOLVE,” under the band name JARV IS. More
Interviews
Mar 25, 2021
By Austin Trunick
“Like a lot of people, I went through phases,” explains Jarvis Cocker, when asked about his first reaction to the closures and quarantining which occurred in the outbreak of COVID-19. More
Reviews
Jan 16, 2022
By Jimi Arundell
Rockaway Beach launches the 2022 festival season in style! More
Nov 18, 2021
By Jimi Arundell
It’s third time lucky as Jarv Is… slays Birmingham with a spectacular live performance More