1996’s Different Class took its toll on the band, almost splitting Pulp for good. Mental health and physical strain came to a head with the band fractured.

Fast forward two years, Pulp restored as a now five-piece, reinvigorated and ready the band embraces it all again. Describing themselves as a rugged bunch of misfits, drummer Nick Banks retells tales from the last album’s close and the road to This is Hardcore, their 1998 return. In that same year, Pulp headlined The Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival along with the Britpop “big four”, along with Suede, Blur and Oasis.