Jean wrote:

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I always think there's going to be an Internet blackout sometime and then what are you gonna do if you've no CDs or records. Better off having your CD player and loads of batteries. I'm only half joking. I always feel safer having the actual physical thing. It feels like the difference between renting and owning for me. They could just take the back catalogue away from you any time but not if you own the physical thing. And also just ethically I like to think the artist is getting more money.
I know I probably just have a rubbish little speaker (I won a little jbl speaker in a raffle so use that to listen to stuff on YouTube till I can buy the cd) but CD always sounds so much better to me.
I'm with Noel Gallagher on what he's said a few times about how people will spend money on fancy coffees but not an album when an album could change your outlook and your whole life.
Agree with inspirit above, it's mad how cheap music is to buy now compared to years ago so you'd wonder what they're even making off that.

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 I agree 100% with you. I never listen to music online. I will always prefer CD, then lossless downloads and finally illegal lossless downloads... 

Venga!

They have enough new material to start on another album. I think Jarvis and Nick will have the hunger to go again after the touring for More ends but will Candida and Mark want to carry on...?

They did 20 songs for More and obvs have old Jarv Is and Pulp material as well Im sure so plenty to be getting on with.

Candida doesn't seem the sort of person that would object to the other three carrying on without her if she wanted out (we know she had thoughts about leaving even in the mid-90s). The transition would be easier with a larger group of musicians, of course. Let's hope they're all enjoying it enough to consider another year or two.

Aw, no, when did she say that? Did I miss that in that Acrylic Afternoons interview? I know when you look back through the history Pulp has had so many different members but it'd be sad to see her go. That always feels sad seeing the 4 people now. I'm so happy we still have the 4 but I suppose I'll always remember them as 6 because that was that era when I first became aware of them. 
Yes, please to the WLL stuff! I would love to hear Cuckoo cleaned up. My Mistake could be fleshed out a bit and Grandfather's Nursery is perfect as is!

-- Edited by Jean on Monday 16th of June 2025 10:40:35 PM

I guess I read that as a bit tongue in cheek but you never know.

More is at number 4 in the midweeks which is really impressive! It will likely drop but two weeks in the Top Ten or even Top Twenty would be a strong result if you take into account how new albums from non-commercial acts tend to disappear after week one.

I guess it helps that they are on tour and will have played to over 50,000 people by Friday, some of whom will buy the album having seen the show.

Not on Canadian chart, sad. :(

For the USA chart, I found them on Vinyl Albums Chart at #8; Indie Store Album Sales at #3. But not on the Billboard 200.

www.billboard.com/charts/vinyl-albums/
www.billboard.com/charts/indie-store-album-sales/

lucyduck wrote:

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Not on Canadian chart, sad. :(

For the USA chart, I found them on Vinyl Albums Chart at #8; Indie Store Album Sales at #3. But not on the Billboard 200.

www.billboard.com/charts/vinyl-albums/
www.billboard.com/charts/indie-store-album-sales/

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Are physical sales weighted-less in the US than the UK? They must be with those results. Curious as to how many physical copies sold in America last week. Can anyone get the data?

More is down to number 5 in the UK album charts. That means a likely 10k-15k sales in week two which is really impressive. Already likely to top We Love Life's total sales, over the summer.