BritPopCornucopia #15: Cocker the Rawker

Britpop stalwart, liege of the louche literati, creator of the musical nexus of postmodern boredom and bedroom, Jarvis Cocker has just come out with a new album, Further Complications.

In honor of his second solo album, the Guardian UK has allowed him to take over their music section for the week, including a sampling of his latest offering. Drive-by opinion: classic Cocker with a more guitar rawk edge.

But let's go back a bit into the Jarvis archives for your viewing pleasure. Here's his little appearance on the Ali G. show:



For the uninitiated, there are a few bits of info you need to know for the above segment, if you didn't already. Cocker was the frontman of Pulp at the time they released This is Hardcore. At the Brit awards show he stormed the stage during Michael Jackson's Earth Song. Oh, also SBC's name check on his nan who drinks Zima? Priceless 90's goodness. My dad occasionally brought a six pack 'o that home. But he prob wouldn't want me divulging that incriminating piece of intel...

I close with a verifiable piece of evidence that Jarvis Cocker is coolness personified: My friend Anna-Helga said she saw Jarvis on a plane once. And he flies coach. He really is one of the common people!