Jarvis Cocker premiered a moving piece of new music on BBC 6’s music show Sunday Service this weekend, a song that the onetime Pulp frontman wrote in response to the Paris terror attacks that occurred on November 13. “Friday 13th, 2015,” is a minimalist, largely spoken-word song about the nature of freedom. “The strongest statement of resistance is to just keep going,” a character in the song tells Cocker, before the music swells somewhat as the 52-year-old expresses his unconditional love to a list of various people of all sorts. It’s both soothing and incredibly deep, and you can stream it here starting at the 1:00:30 or so mark. During the episode, Cocker also plays music by French artists including Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Dutronc and Françoise Hardy.
Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker Shares New Song Written in Response to Paris Terror Attacks
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 27: Musician and panellist Jarvis Cocker attends the 'Hybrid Vigour: When Music, Art & Doc Collide' Panel Event during the Sundance London Film and Music Festival 2014 at 02 Arena on April 27, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Sundance London)