Pulp’s new album could arguably be one of their best offerings to date. It’s orchestral in parts, acoustic in others and lyrically clever throughout. Although this sound is nothing like their earlier His ‘n’ Hers or Different Classes, the album still comments on the themes that Jarvis knows best. Songs like “Weeds” and “Origin Of The Species” are smart social commentaries while “Roadkill,” a fragile bit, talks about death of relationships. “I Love Life” is probably the most optimistic song on the album, perhaps in the band’s history. But the new sound makes you almost afraid to ask: has Jarvis lost his edge? I don’t think so. He’s only undergone a bit of a mid-life crisis and has emerged a mature man, and there really isn’t enough said about maturity these days.
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