Pulp

Pulp are an English alternative rock band formed in

Sheffield in 1978. Their lineup consists of Jarvis Cocker (vocals, guitar),

Candida Doyle (keyboards), Mark Webber (guitar), Steve Mackey (bass) and Nick

Banks (drums). 

Throughout the 1980s, the band struggled to find success,

but gained prominence in the UK in the mid-1990s with the release of the albums

His 'n' Hers in 1994 and particularly Different Class in 1995, which reached

the number one spot in the UK Albums Chart. Different Class spawned four top

ten singles, including "Common People" and "Sorted for E's &

Wizz", both of which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. Pulp's

musical style during this period consisted of disco influenced pop-rock coupled

with "kitchen sink drama"-style lyrics. Jarvis Cocker and the band

became major figures in the Britpop movement, and were nominated for the

Mercury Music Prize in 1994 for His 'n' Hers; they won the prize in 1996 for

Different Class.

The band would release two further albums, This Is Hardcore

(1998) and We Love Life (2001), after which they entered an extended hiatus,

having sold more than 10 million records.