Pulp really pulled it off. Last year, the reunited Britpop legends released More, their first album in a quarter-century, and it absolutely ruled, fully earning its spot within the band's discography. It's not better than Different Class or anything, but it can hang with We Love Life just fine, and it easily outclasses anything that the band did before His 'N' Hers. After the LP's release, Pulp headed out on a victory-lap tour, released a handful of extra songs, and covered ABBA and Johnny Cash. Now, they're announcing a new concert film with the fitting title Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore, as well as an accompanying live album.
Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore is a 90-minute film document that captures Pulp's full 20-song set, taped over two nights at London's O2 Arena, as well as previously unseen archival stuff. Frontman Jarvis Cocker narrates it, and a press release promises that it's "in the spirit of Stop Making Sense and The Last Waltz," almost certainly the two best concert films ever made. Lofty goals! This time around, the director is not Jonathan Demme or Martin Scorsese; it's British journeyman Garth Jennings. These days, Jennings is best-known for the animated musical hits Sing and Sing 2. Back in the day, though, he directed Pulp's videos for "Help The Aged" and "A Little Soul," as well as a bunch of classic clips for other artists.
Right now, we don't have a trailer or a release date for What Do You Do For An Encore; we just know that it'll debut on MUBI sometime this fall. But Pulp have shared the scene of themselves performing their grand closer "A Sunset," which is better than a simple trailer anyway. It's presented as a single static camera shot, an interesting decision.
Also, Pulp have announced an accompanying live album, which is set to come out later this summer and creatively titled LIVE! In addition to that clip of "A Sunset," they've shared the live versions of their classics "Disco 2000." They sound tremendous, and the crowd singalong really adds something. Check out those two songs and the tracklist below.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Intro" (Feat. Kelly Macdonald)
02 "Spike Island"
03 "Slow Jam"
04 "Sorted For E's & Wizz"
05 "Disco 2000"
06 "Help The Aged"
07 "Farmers Market"
08 "This Is Hardcore"
09 "Sunrise"
10 "Something Changed"
11 "Grown Ups"
12 "O.U."
13 "Do You Remember The First Time?"
14 "Mis-Shapes"
15 "Got To Have Love"
16 "Babies"
17 "Common People"
18 "A Sunset"
What a setlist! LIVE! is out 8/28 on Rough Trade. Pre-order it here.
