Pulp has battled his own demons and this project could be his silver lining. His latest EP “The Ghosts Are Still Winning” is his first body of work, consisting of two tracks produced by Dilly. His music is soothing and not necessarily meant for someone looking to be energized. “Technicolor” features piano chords that feel as if you’re listening to them through a vintage record player. Layered over this are drums that are just as distant as Pulp’s lyrics. Pulp’s performance for this track is phenomenal. His slow delivery and flat tone, missing of emotion force his downhearted lyrics to stand out. “I’m so done. I can’t grow up... lost in the void.”. It sounds as if he has given up. The ghosts and thoughts of a life he seems to be escaping continue to chase him.
The EP has been sitting on Pulp and Dilly’s hard drives for over a year. Pulp admits the songs were finalized February of 2019. One can only wonder why they waited so long. Maybe the quarantine has made them antsy to release a project or even think again about creating music. The interlude that finishes the project “Hatori Hanzo” is less hopeful than its preceding track. He admits, as he did in “Technicolor”, to turning to drugs for comfort. Pull closes the track with an honest message to fans. He feels like he may not “make it out” and trials in life were becoming more difficult. Of course, this was all back in early 2019. Over a year later, this body of work is ready to see the sun. It’s motivating to see that he must have been wrong at the end of his interlude. One can only assume this is why he waited to release “The Ghosts Are Still Winning”. We may never know for sure, but we do know he’s still in the game.
Click here to listen “The Ghosts Are Still Winning” on SoundCloud.
