Jarvis Cocker has a packed diary in 2020.Jarvis Cocker has a packed diary in 2020.
Jarvis Cocker has a packed diary in 2020.

9 facts you never knew about Sheffield's Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker is returning with his first proper new LP for more than a decade.

The Sheffield-born former Pulp frontman is gearing up for the release of Beyond The Pale, the debut album by his band JARV IS…, on July 17.

His last solo LP, Further Complications, came out in 2009. He collaborated with the pianist Chilly Gonzales on the hotel-inspired album Room 29 in 2017, which veered towards classical and spoken word rather than pop or rock.

To mark his 2020 comeback we scoured the archives to uncover nine interesting facts about the musician.

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