23 October 2020

Artist: PJ HARVEY
Album: STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA – 6th LP

Released: 24 October 2000 – 20 years ago
Score: #23 in the UK, #7 in Ireland

NME wrote: “PJ Harvey’s sixth album purports to be a collection of songs drawn from experiences in various cities, and from her hermetic life on the English coast. In fact, from the opening chimes of ‘Big Exit’, the nervy guitars of Television recaptured, ‘Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea’ is a traditional New York record, both in texture and imagery. “Speak to me of heroin and speed/Of genocide and suicide/Of syphilis and greed”, she urges in ‘The Whores Hustle And The Hustlers Whore’, and you get the impression we sure aren’t in Dorset… when rock is so invigorating, so joyous about love, sex and living, all arguments are null and void. Hey, take a walk on her wild side.”

PJ Harvey: “There’s so much you can do with laying words on a bed of music. You
can completely change their meaning with the type of music or the way they’re sung.”

Turn Up Turn The Volume: As usual, PJ chose integrity and honesty
over commercial success. Result: a masterwork.

Singles/clips: Good Fortune / This Is Love

– GOOD FORTUNE –

– THIS IS LOVE –

Full album…

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