This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Pulp, released on 30 March 1998. Following the success of Different Class (1995), friction grew in the band, culminating in the departure of the guitarist and violinist Russell Senior. Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker left for New York alone to decompress and write in isolation. These new songs took a much more art rock approach and glam rock influence.