Pulp (band)

Pulp are a English band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, started the band in 1978. For a long time, Cocker found life as a musician hard. However, in 1994, he and his band became famous when their album called his "His and Hers" became popular in the United Kingdom. They had three more albums and a number of singles before the band split up in 2001. Pulp has since reformed in 2025.

Pulp
Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, at Coachella 2012
Background information
Origin	Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Genres	Alternative rock, post-punk, Britpop
Years active	1978–2002, 2011-2013 2023 hopefully
Labels	Island
Past member(s)	Magnus Doyle Peter Mansell Simon Hinkler Peter Dalton Richard Hawley David Hinkler Wayne Furniss Jamie Pinchbeck Peter Boam Tim Allcard Steven Havenhand Gary Wilson Saskia Cocker Antony Genn Mark Swift Jimmy Sellers Philip Thompson David Lockwood Katey Rigby Michael Paramore Captain Sleep Ian Dalton Jarvis Cocker Russell senior candia Doyle Mark Webber steve Mackey nick Banks

Albums by Pulp

1983 - It
1987 - Freaks
1992 - Separations
1994 - His 'N' Hers (Number 9 in the UK music charts)
1995 - Different Class (Number 1 in the UK music charts)
1996 - Countdown 1992-1983 (Number 10 in the UK music charts)
1998 - This Is Hardcore (Number 1 in the UK music charts)
2001 - We Love Life (Number 6 in the UK music charts)