Pulp have debuted a new song titled ‘You’ve Got to Have Love’ at a concert in Brooklyn, New York last night (September 13) as part of their ongoing North American tour.The song made its way into the setlist during the band’s second encore, which followed a rousing performance of ‘Common People’. ‘You’ve Got To Have Love’ is the third new song debuted on the band’s current US tour after ‘Spike Island’ and ‘My Sex’.The song was originally written and recorded as a demo during sessions for 2001 album ‘We Love Life’, which has since been the band’s last studio album. “It’s quite an old song but we never finished it,” Jarvis Cocker told the crowd. “Hopefully we have now.”During the show, the band dedicated ‘Something Changed’ to former bassist Steve Mackey, who passed away in March 2023.‘I Spy’‘Disco 2000’‘O.U. (Gone, Gone)’‘Something Changed’‘Pink Glove’‘Weeds’‘Weeds II (The Origin of the Species)’‘F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.’‘Sorted for E’s & Wizz’‘This Is Hardcore’‘Do You Remember the First Time?’‘Babies’‘Sunrise’Encore:‘Like a Friend’‘Underwear’‘Common People’ Encore 2:‘You’ve Got To Have Love’‘Razzmatazz’‘Glory Days’Intrigue about new material from Pulp has been swirling in recent months.
For instance, the frontman was recently spotted in Walthamstow by a fan, and reportedly told them that the band were heading “back in the studio”.That took place just days after Pulp performed at Flow Festival 2024 and used their set to debut a new song titled ‘A Sunset’, which was co-written by Richard Hawley.Before then, the vocalist spoke to NME and suggested the song could be officially released at some point, as well as confirmed Pulp’s touring plans for 2025.
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