So impressed with how much Mark and Candida add to the songs live. It can get lost a bit on a big stage with so many musicians and Jarvis being so watchable. Poor Nick, just the cajón for company!
They did Mark dirty on the wrong chord during Something Changed! Do they usually leave-in false starts?
Isn't that intro to TIH just beautiful? Love those violins and when they do it at the live gigs.
I usually hate those cajons but he works it well does Nick and the cymbals are more gentle with the mallet sticks. It works well.
I was thinking the same, Andy, with some of the violin contributions on More, they got the Russell sound at times throughout that.
Same, Eamonn, yeah, there was a bum note somewhere but if they just kept going I wouldn't have even known who hit it! Poor Mark
Acrylic Afternoons sounds bloody awesome. They could easily olay the whole of His N Hers and it'd be fantastic. What a lovely thing the whole concert is and what a magical band they are. I loved Jarvis chastising Mark.
Sounds good to me, "This is Hardcore" was a particular highlight: a big song in such a small place. In fact, it reminded me of the stripped down version they played in 1999.
Maybe this is how they could perform the lost 1999 album "The Quiet Revolution". Anyone fancy hiring out their working-from-home tiny office?
Adrift in a world of his'n'hers interiors...
I know the band aren't keen on the album promo treadmill but having them back in the forefront like they are now has been amazing this year, and we're truly getting spoilt with things like this.
-- Edited by legohairjordan on Thursday 13th of November 2025 08:18:23 PM
wow. How good was This is Hardcore. Even though the studio version is phenomenal the stripped back (but its not really stripped back..) version brings out all the rich detail. Oh and dont get me started on Acrylic Afternoons. I dont really like acoustic sets but this was something else. As with Pulp it always is. My god they are so back. Anyone living in 1995 was this what it was like?
I know this is OT but I have always loved Grizzly Bear and feel like Pulp on More are kind of channelling some of their sonic goodness. And thats really evident (to me) on this TinyDesk ep.
Nooooooooooo! Why do that? It's part of the charm of live music, a rare glitch. It reveals things about the bands personalities, and dynamics. That it's the most replayed bit of the clip shows it's interesting to viewers. Candida has sometimes hinted at Jarvis' occasional martinet tendencies, so it was intriguing to get a public glimpse of that.
In general rewriting history and erasing truth and bending facts is a bad thing. It's a habit of totalitarianism, and shouldn't be a habit of fundraising public radio music clips! We're going to be struggling enough with malefactors undermining public trust doing this kind of thing with AI in coming years.
Okay that's a bit histrionic, and I don't feel all that strongly about it, it's just a bit disappointing to be robbed of a moment of magic, and be left with the bitter taste of saccharin.
It was very odd to keep it. We know those sessions can be stressful, its not a very confortable setting for a musician. I wouldn't have greenlighted that to be honest.
As for Jarvis' reaction, same, its stress more then anything else. I guess he counts on them 3 to be perfect. Imagine having to perform in daylight squeeze behind a desk with no room and 300 eyes staring at you. ODD.
And i dont even mention the others, they're probably not allowed any mistake
In general rewriting history and erasing truth and bending facts is a bad thing. It's a habit of totalitarianism, and shouldn't be a habit of fundraising public radio music clips!
Steady on!
I quite enjoyed seeing the mistake the first time round... especially because Jarvis and Mark were both smiling about it, which definitely hasn't always been the case (I really don't like hearing Jarvis being horrible to Mark on older bootlegs). But I appreciate it shouldn't have been left in. It's a pre-recorded segment, clearly edited down to the highlights (the four songs): we don't need to see them soundchecking, waiting around, or making false starts.
Ah I can't remember exactly when, I'm afraid! Occasional snide comments about him coming in late/early for songs... or leaving the stage at the end of sets a little quicker than everyone else, so he's not (immediately) around for encores... from memory I think Russell even calls it out in his book, and says it became uncomfortable. Though Russell also fell out with Mark!