Which could put him find him in competition with the rebirth of an old girl-group (All Saint's new lp) and the possible demise of another (Sugababe's greatest hits), and The Long Blondes too of course, for album sales. Like We Love Life and Hits showed (though it didn't do Different Class much harm), it's a very competitive time of year for new lps. Hopefully Jarv's renaissance wont get overlooked.
There's also talk on another thread there that he will play at 6 of Jarvis concerts. Fingers crossed that this is an omen of a tour, after Christmas perhaps.
I'd imagine a physical (cd) release of 'Running The World' will trailer the album by a week or two?
Interesting... So it's the 13th then and not the 6th. The same week Oasis put out their Best Of I think.
I'm pretty sure those Dublin dates are as part of the Leonard Cohen tribute, the Point holds 9000. Can't imagine that many interested in just Jarvis sadly!
I like 'Running The World' but I was thinking when listening to it last, if it represents the strongest song on his album I'd be very disappointed.
Edit: conflicting report re 'Cunts' from gigwise.com...
Jarvis Cocker has confirmed details of his solo album.
The Pulp frontman releases ‘Jarvis’ through Rough Trade on November 13.
The album will feature his outspoken swipe at world leaders ‘Running The World’
Meanwhile, Jarv plays tow London dates this year, taking in KOKO on November 15 and the Roundhouse on December 16.
I wonder what the US plans are. I believe when he did that live L.A. version of "Runnin the World," he was there to talk to record labels, so I hope that means a deal is in place.
running the world isn't coming out properly at all - he was interviewed on richard bacon's xfm show last week, and i think he said that because of the sentiments of the single it didn't feel right to have a physical release.
check www.xfm.co.uk and click on richard bacon's site, you can listen there, though i can't at work
sorry but my friend who has it wouldn't let me take it away! have heard it twice. 3 or 4 stand out instantly tracks. 1 pretty rubbish one. the rest will be growers. but i won't hear it again till i go back to his work (head office of a 'leading music retail company')
In my dreams, I was drowning my sorrows, but my sorrows they learned to swim
Waves of regrets, Waves of joy
I reached out to the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait
Until the end of the world
1. Loss Adjuster (Excerpt Part 1) 2. Don't Let Him Waste Your Time 3. Black Magic 4. Heavy Weather 5. I Will Kill Again 6. Baby's Coming Back To Me 7. Fat Children 8. From A to I 9. Disney Time 10. Tonite 11. Big Julie 12. Loss Adjuster (Excerpt Part 2) 13. Quantum Theory
The first thing I notice are the tracks Don't Let Him Waste Your Time and Baby's Coming Back To Me, which are the titles of songs he wrote for Nancy Sinatra a couple of years ago. It's a bit surprising if he has reused those.
In my dreams, I was drowning my sorrows, but my sorrows they learned to swim
Waves of regrets, Waves of joy
I reached out to the one I tried to destroy
You, you said you'd wait
Until the end of the world
ok, here's a very quick word about the album, from the few hearings that i've had. initially it was strange to not have candida's keyboards, it gives it quite a different sound, i think that was what my problem was the first time i heard it. there are a bit of keyboards/piano/flute/other unidentifiable instruments. hawley's guitar sound is very prominent in parts but thats only a good thing, i'm pretty sure he's got backing vocals on another track too (sorry i don't remember which one) the stand out track for me is fat children, you can imagine it on relaxed muscle if it was heavier.
his voice is much stronger, in my opinion too, it sounds amazing, and on further listens there isn't a crap track on there, so i'm glad i was wrong in my first post
and, josta59, sorry i couldn't give you an "indepth critique" at the time of my first post but i don't have a computer at home and i can only pop on the site very briefly at work.
i would hate an album of A Little Souls. i could live with an album of Everyone Loves the Underdog(s), or even of This Is the Night(s). Cunts Are Still Running the world was a nice little novelty that he wrote in an afternoon in LA, but didn't deserve the focus it got as the one-time candidate for the comeback single. the inclusion of the Sinatra songs has me slightly nervous. i'm losing hope for an album of Catcliffe Shakedown(s)...
i just hope im not disppointed when i hear it, whatever it is. its not much the songs im worried about, more the sound : coz running the world has a really shite production. sounds like coldplay.