PJ Harvey

PJ HARVEY – Her 4th Album ‘IS THIS DESIRE?’ Turns 20…

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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…

27 September 2018

Artist: PJ HARVEY

Album: IS THIS DESIRE? Her 4th LP

Released: 28 September 1998 – 20 years ago

ROLLING STONE review: “A classic-rock spinster druid in Dr. Marten drag, a demon stewardess on her very own astral plane, Polly Jean Harvey knows she has a great formula,
and she doesn’t mess with it on ‘Is This Desire?’ Her lusty English-farm-girl voice and guitar
still trace the fates of glamorously doomed heroines with names like Angelene, Leah and Elise… But for all the gothed-up Eurogloom, Is This Desire? is a lot of fun. Harvey makes her deranged fantasies of feminine evil sound like a righteous Saturday night, albeit a bleak and stormy one… But for all of her fabulous masks, Is This Desire? hits home because it comes down to a very simple sentiment: Harvey wants to know what love is, and she wants you to show her.”
Full review here .

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: PJ is unique in voice, sound, vision, story-telling and performance. And my all-time Harvey fav track ‘The Wind‘ is on this one.

THREE TOP TRACKS: Wind / A Perfect Day Elise / The Garden

* WIND – best PJ track ever…

* A PERFECT DAY ELISE – haunting…

* THE GARDEN – mesmeric…

ALBUM in full…

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PJ HARVEY: Website – Facebook – Discography 

PJ HARVEY Released Her Raw Feminist Manifesto ‘RID OF ME’ 25 Years Ago Today…

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Going back in sonic history looking for memorable albums…

4 May 2018

Artist: PJ HARVEY

Album: RID OF ME – second LP – produced by Steve Albini

Released: 4 May 1993 – 25 years ago

BBC MUSIC wrote: “The artwork is striking, an apparently topless Harvey flicking a head of entrails-alike hair from, presumably, a bathroom body of water, and the music contained within the packaging is equally as memorable. Largely recorded alongside celebrated engineer Steve Albini, who allows each compositional element space to flex and flail, it’s a collection of songs so close to the bone of subject matter that to cut them would simply blunt the blade. Several years on, Harvey’s much-imitated style sounds remarkably fresh, her passion complemented by some enthrallingly naked musicianship. A tough listen then, even at its comparative prettiest, but an essential one that demands your attention from beginning to end.” Full review here.

TURN UP THE VOLUME says: Raw, emotional, profound, wayward, therapeutic
and highly intense performance. One of her most honest, wholehearted and
angry-blooded achievements in her rich career.

THREE TOP TRACKS: 50 Ft Queenie / Rid Of Me / Yuri-G

1/ 50 FT QUEENIE … Hey I’m one big queen / No one can stop me…

2/ RID OF ME – stunning title track…

3/ YURI-G – spitting live version – superb…

Album in full…

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PJ HARVEY Website – Facebook – Twitter

PJ HARVEY – Looking And Sounding Fabulous On American TV…

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Last night PJ HARVEY made her first appearance on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert‘
on American TV, with full band and additional horns performing the catchy, yet dramatic and sad opening song THE COMMUNITY OF HOPE from her newest, outspoken album ‘The Hope Six Demolition Project’. She looks great and she sounds great and somehow hopeful. Enjoy here…

PJ HARVEY: Tour – Website – Facebook

10 Big Singles Turning 25 In… 2017

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Looking back in time… memorable moments in sonic history!

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10 Smashing singles released in 1992, turning 25 in 2017.
Here’s some timeless magic. Start the jukebox!…

1/’Motorcycle Emptiness’ by MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Best track from double debut album Generation Terrorists…
Released: 1 June 1992
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2/’Creep’ by RADIOHEAD
“But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo” – monumental debut single from ‘Pablo Honey‘…
Released: 21 September 1992
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3/ ‘Reverence’ by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
“I wanna die just like Jesus Christ” – from ‘Honey’s Head‘ LP…
Released: March 1992
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4/ ‘Sheela-Na-Gig’ by PJ HARVEY
From Dry album & inspired by the Sheela na gig statues…
Released: February 1992
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5/ ‘The Drowners’ by SUEDE
The glam rockers’ spectacular debut single…
Released: 11 May 1992
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6/ ‘Drive’ by R.E.M.
Melancholic masterpiece from ‘Automatic For The People‘ album…
Released: 1 October 1992
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7/ ‘Jump Around’ by HOUSE OF PAIN
Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump – Hip Hop at its bouncy best…
Released: 5 May 1992
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8/ ‘Connected’ by STEREO MC’S
Title track & dance floor killer from their 3rd longplayer…
Released: September 1992
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9/’Pretend We’re Dead’ by L7
Released: April 1992
When the all female Detroit grunge punks went catchy – on ‘Bricks Are Heavy’ album…
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10/ ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’ by THE LEMONHEADS
Vintage Evan Dando pop cut from the same titled album…
Released: June 1992
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