After finding success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s, he later joined the band Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker before going on to release a series of albums as a solo artist.
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.