Pulp - This Is Hardcore (2XLP) ian curtis whirring tires and radio crackle

whirring tires and radio crackle so infectious that US pop press at the time declares that Kraftwerk's music does for driving what the Beach Boys has done for surfing

The album itself features the woozy croon of Albarn vocals with a busy concoction of guitars and textured layering that bodes well to encapsulate the murky carnival atmosphere of the album's cover art

This expansion of personnel is reflective of a new record that is mapped by vast soundscapes

This enabled the band to work with a couple of their favoured and respected producers

optimistic soundtracks of Joe Hisaishi

Pulp - This Is Hardcore (2XLP) ian curtis whirring tires and radio crackleSide A 1. The Fear 2. Dishes 3. Party Hard 4. Help The Aged 5. This Is Hardcore Side B 1. TV Movie 2. A Little Soul 3. I'm A Man 4. Seductive Barry Side C 1. Sylvia 2. Glory Days 3. The Day After The Revolution Side D 1. Tomorrow Never Lies 2. Laughing Boy 3. The Professional 4. This Is Hardcore (End Of The Line Remix)