{"id":2291926,"date":"2026-02-21T00:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2291926"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:12:20","slug":"pulp-drop-new-single-on-eve-of-australia-and-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pulp-drop-new-single-on-eve-of-australia-and-new-zealand-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulp Drop New Single on Eve of Australia and New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_pulp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/pulp\/\" data-tag=\"pulp\" target=\"_blank\">Pulp<\/a> have shared a new song, \u201cBegging for Change.\u201d The raucous track off War Child Records\u2019 forthcoming compilation album, <em>HELP(2)<\/em>, out March 6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBegging for Change,\u201d which comes on the eve of the band\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/pulp-australia-new-show-tickets-dates-86566\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia and New Zealand tour<\/a> kicking off in Auckland on Saturday, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced and mixed by James Ford and Animesh Raval. Pulp frontman <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_jarvis-cocker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jarvis-cocker\/\" data-tag=\"jarvis-cocker\" target=\"_blank\">Jarvis Cocker<\/a> enlisted an all-star choir to add backing vocals to the track, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_damon-albarn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/damon-albarn\/\" data-tag=\"damon-albarn\" target=\"_blank\">Damon Albarn<\/a>,\u00a0Grian Chatten,\u00a0Kae Tempest,\u00a0and\u00a0Carl Barat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThirty years ago we gave our Mercury Prize (and the prize money) to War Child,\u201d Cocker said in a statement. \u201cThis year we have given more. How much more? You\u2019ll have to wait and see.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pulp \u2013 Begging for Change (Visualiser) \u2013 HELP(2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JGF0tyQ9C8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>HELP(2) <\/em>is a follow-up to 1995 effort <em>HELP<\/em>. The goal of the album is to \u201cengage music lovers globally in support of War Child\u2019s vital work delivering immediate aid, education, specialist mental health support, and protection to children affected by conflict around the world.\u201d It includes songs from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"auto-tag_arctic-monkeys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/arctic-monkeys\/\" data-tag=\"arctic-monkeys\" target=\"_blank\">Arctic Monkeys<\/a>, Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Bat for Lashes, Beck, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, and Fontaines DC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>HELP(2)<\/em> is more than an album,\u201d Rich Clarke, Head of Music at War Child UK, said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s a powerful example of what can happen when the music industry comes together around a shared purpose. It has united a diverse group of artists and creatives in support of War Child\u2019s vital work with children affected by the devastating impacts of war. We are immensely grateful to all the artists and teams who have donated their voices, talent and time to support our mission to ensure that no child is caught up in conflict zones. We hope this record not only raises vital funds, but also awareness of the urgent need to turn compassion into action and do more to protect children living through war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Pulp <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/pulp-reunion-jarvis-cocker-1235347053\/\" target=\"_blank\">reunited<\/a> and released their first new album since 2001. The LP, <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/pulp-more-review-1235357487\/\" target=\"_blank\">More<\/a><\/em>, marked the Brit pop band\u2019s eighth full-length release. Cocker was inspired to get the band back in the studio in part by the deaths of his mother and the band\u2019s longtime bassist Steve Mackey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Steve passed away, it\u2019s a kind of cliche, but it gives you a reality check,\u201d Cocker told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cIt made us realize that we had a chance to be creative. We had time to create something, while we could. If you\u2019re still around, you\u2019ve still got that opportunity to make things, so this is the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/pulp-begging-for-change-single-war-child-records-1235519793\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone US<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulp have shared a new song, \u201cBegging for Change.\u201d The raucous track off War Child Records\u2019 forthcoming compilation album, HELP(2), out March 6. \u201cBegging for Change,\u201d which comes on the eve of the band\u2019s Australia and New Zealand tour kicking off in Auckland on Saturday, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and produced and mixed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2291927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[434192,324495,367967,305305],"class_list":["post-2291926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-arctic-monkeys","tag-damon-albarn","tag-jarvis-cocker","tag-pulp"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pulp-Drop-New-Single-on-Eve-of-Australia-and-New.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291926"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291928,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291926\/revisions\/2291928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}