In Pulp, Jarvis Cocker was a Brit-pop rake who could dissect the English class system and sound suave doing it. Fast-forward 10 years, and he's a somewhat less suave, middle-aged beard jockey on a never-ending quest for twentysomething ass. Produced by Steve Albini, Cocker's excellent second solo disc sets hilariously over-the-top come-ons to bruising garage rock and woozy soul — on "Leftovers" he tries to sex up a foxy paleontologist, on "Angela" he goes after a girl who's "nearly 23/making $4.50 an hour" and who offers a complimentary shower. The corker is "I Never Said I Was Deep," where he informs, "I'm not looking for a relationship/Just a willing receptacle." Hard to believe the guy's single.
(Posted: May 18, 2009)
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