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Eamonn

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Date: January 13th

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There are rumblings across t'internet that James Ford is helming a new compilation album for the War Child charity, 30 years on from the original record. Of course Pulp didn't take part in that due to scheduling (I think?) but then donated their Mercury Prize winnings to the organisation. It's usually new/unreleased material that features on these comps. Have Pulp finished something from the More sessions or done something else new for it... ? I guess we'll find out soon. It is quite a nice feeling that Pulp are very much "active" ie not just doing an album, touring and buggering-off. Feels like they're properly engaged pop-royalty for the first time since the 90s! "The War Child Records Instagram account currently follows just 13 other accounts: Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Beck, Damon Albarn, Fontaines D.C., Graham Coxon, Kae Tempest, Arooj Aftab, Young Fathers, The Last Dinner Party and English Teacher. James Ford is the only producer followed." __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 16th

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Looking forward to it. Looks like Pulp will release new material sooner rather than later. If they give away a song like that, means 2026 will be busy ! The first warchild produced on of the best Oasis track : Fade Away acoustic, Noel vocals, Liam backing vox. Legendary. -- Edited by andy on Friday 16th of January 2026 11:33:33 AM __________________

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Date: January 21st

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There could be news on this tomorrow... https://www.nme.com/news/music/a-new-arctic-monkeys-song-is-coming-this-week-in-aid-of-war-child-3924485 __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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New song has dropped from AM. __________________

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Date: January 22nd

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Pulp, TLDP, Anna Calvi,wet leg, great! Release 6/3/2026 https://www.soundofviolence.net/actu/news/46592/une_nouvelle_compilation_annoncee_par_war_child.html Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest - Flags Black Country, New Road - Strangers The Last Dinner Party - Lets Do It Again! Beth Gibbons - Sunday Morning Arooj Aftab & Beck - Lilac Wine King Krule - The 343 Loop Depeche Mode - Universal Soldier Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng - Helicopters Arlo Parks - Nothing I Could Hide English Teacher & Graham Coxon - Parasite Beabadoobee - Say Yes Big Thief - Relive, Redie Fontaines D.C. - Black Boys On Mopeds Cameron Winter - Warning Young Fathers - Dont Fight The Young Pulp - Begging For Change Sampha - Naboo Wet Leg - Obvious Foals - When The War Is Finally Done Bat For Lashes - Carried My Girl Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis - Sunday Light Olivia Rodrigo - The Book Of Love __________________

Eamonn

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Date: January 22nd

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Classic C0cker double-meaning title. Looking forward to this... -- Edited by Eamonn on Thursday 22nd of January 2026 03:30:18 PM __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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Pulp are little liars aren't they, they probably record another album along with that song :D I dont know half the bands on this. The AM song is okay. Probably a bside for a future album -- Edited by andy on Thursday 22nd of January 2026 03:51:50 PM __________________

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Date: January 22nd

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andy wrote: Pulp are little liars aren't they, they probably record another album along with that song :D It might be the leftover from the More sessions now finished. __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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andy

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Date: January 22nd

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Oh cool :) __________________

Eamonn

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Date: January 22nd

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So in 6 weeks time, we'll have 3 new Pulp songs! This song and the Man Comes Around single with the 2 B-sides. I wonder if any of them will be debuted live in Aus or NZ. __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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Pulp hungry for more, bet for new album this year __________________

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Date: January 22nd

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2026 : More deluxe edition 2027 : new album / TIH 30th anniversary release __________________ things go better with a little bit of Razzmatazz

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Date: January 22nd

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Bookmark wrote: 2026 : More deluxe edition 2027 : new album / TIH 30th anniversary release 2026: We Love Life 25th anniversary superdeluxe 2027: Final Pulp album 2028: TIH 30th anniversary superdeluxe 2029: We all move on with our lives __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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I wonder if this is the angry/tonally wrong for More song that was unfinished in the sessions? __________________

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Date: January 22nd

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There was only one song left unfinished so it must be this: Jarvis quote from Hot Press, May 2025: We recorded 13 songs. One song is on the B-Side of the 7-inch of Spike Island. But there was another song that was quite angry, musically and that was the only one that I hit a block with the words. I kind of beat myself up over that a bit, thinking "Oh well, does that mean you're a bit of a softy now and you don't want to make a statement?" But it just didn't seem to fit with the rest of the record and so I think we will probably go back to that. There's plenty to get angry about. So maybe that's going to make a really abrasive, nasty record. Let's see. Candida quote on the unfinished song from album sessions: There's also another song that I really hoped would go on the LP but it hasnt made the final cut. I think Jarvis wasnt happy with the lyrics. But it was really great fun, and very loud. __________________ Tell mester to fck off!*

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Date: January 22nd

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HoltbyCity wrote: I wonder if this is the angry/tonally wrong for More song that was unfinished in the sessions? It must be. "Pulp are proud to support @warchilduk and have contributed a song to the new album HELP(2). The basic tracks for Begging for Change were recorded during sessions for More. The song was left unfinished at the time, but was recently completed at @abbeyroadstudios for the forthcoming @warchildrecords LP." Yet another very exciting development - three unheard tunes coming over the next couple of months. I can only hope that following this years dates and a break, they get that urge to write some more. If 'More' is the final album then so be it, they went out on a high. But if they have some more stuff of such quality in them I won't ever say no to it. __________________ https://nautmusic.bandcamp.com/

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Date: January 22nd

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Eamonn wrote: So in 6 weeks time, we'll have 3 new Pulp songs! This song and the Man Comes Around single with the 2 B-sides. I wonder if any of them will be debuted live in Aus or NZ. So that's a quarter of an album already... __________________

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Date: January 23rd

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Eamonn wrote: Bookmark wrote: 2026 : More deluxe edition 2027 : new album / TIH 30th anniversary release 2026: We Love Life 25th anniversary superdeluxe 2027: Final Pulp album 2028: TIH 30th anniversary superdeluxe 2029: We all move on with our lives Why final album ? Jarvis can sing and play until he's at least 90. He's the new mick jagger. On a side not, in the age of streaming, are they expecting to sell a lot of this record ? How much money could they possibly raise from this ? Unless streams make a lot of money, i dont see it being more than symbolic. -- Edited by andy on Friday 23rd of January 2026 11:41:29 AM __________________

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Date: January 23rd

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"Damon Albarn is standing in the doorway of Abbey Road's canteen, deep in conversation with The Libertines' Carl Barât. Nearby, Pulp are queueing for a fresh batch of lasagne...Later in the day, Jarvis ***er got back from a bathroom break to find them (group of children) all in his studio - so he got them to sing the intro to a new Pulp song, Begging For Change. "The just turned up, so I thought, 'Why not?'" he laughs. "I'm not used to that kind of thing, but it was really good." www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qqdy29d2o -- Edited by Violin Thing on Friday 23rd of January 2026 01:14:24 PM* __________________

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Date: January 23rd

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"The concurrent recordings led to some intriguing cross-fertilisations: English Teacher ended up singing with Albarns childrens choir, who ****er also co-opted to scream on Pulps track, on the grounds that, he says, when you think of childrens choirs, you automatically think of the worst songs in the world, like Theres No One Quite Like Grandma, because they take kids with a lot of energy and life and make them do something supposedly grown-up and boring, so I thought it would be better to just get them to make a noise." www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/23/some-artists-thought-it-was-too-political-can-jarvis-damon-olivia-rodrigo-and-arctic-monkeys-reboot-the-biggest-charity-album-of-the-90s __________________

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Date: January 25th

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Eamonn wrote: Bookmark wrote: 2026 : More deluxe edition 2027 : new album / TIH 30th anniversary release 2026: We Love Life 25th anniversary superdeluxe 2027: Final Pulp album 2028: TIH 30th anniversary superdeluxe 2029: We all move on with our lives Ah, effectively I moved on back in 2004 after my daughter was born. I see the 2011 and 2023 reunions as reminiscing. Oddly enough I was in Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Sunday and telling my wife all about seeing Pulp there back in 1994 before I met her. And as I shared that tender moment, the bloke in front of me told me not to speak so loudly (during the interval). Obviously, being the magnanimous soul I am, I took this in the spirit it was intended and ensured I clapped right next to his ear at every moment in the second act. (Yes, I am incredibly petty, and it says a lot about me!) __________________

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New article about the recording of Help 2 here with a description of the new Pulp song: https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/damon-albarn-arctic-monkeys-olivia-rodrigo-war-child-charity-album-57907/?fbclid=PAVERTVgP360NleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAafvqD9G0r60UTf7s8iAStE2lIeYxfUY9Z3P31SOu9Wjl0eXlGiWgLgmCnJ0YA_aem_YihDl_SF6p1MY_tsMiw-Mw "The rest of the HELP(2) sessions, the bulk of which took place over three days at Abbey Road, featured some other familiar faces, too. Back in 1996, when Pulp won the Mercury Prize for their era-defining album Different Class, they donated their winnings to War Child, feeling that The Help Album ought to have won instead. Three decades later, Jarvis ***er and company stepped up to contribute a characteristically droll rocker called "Begging for Change" to the new project." __________________ Tell mester to fck off!