It might have taken 23 plus years since for us to be welcoming a new studio album by Pulp, but in terms of work in the studio, it only took them three weeks. Jarvis Cocker and co. decamped to a studio in Walthamstow, East London with James Ford and quickly found their groove, making it a much smoother recording process than their last couple of albums, so hopefully they'll be back with more relatively soon. Sonically, it's not a retread of Britpop - there's a timelessness to the nuanced indie pop and a smorgasbord of textures and sounds that leave the listener with plenty to hold on to. Cocker is the north of England's answer to David Bowie and one of the greatest front men to ever walk out on a stage, so it's a truly welcome return.