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Yeovil, United Kingdom (1991 – present)

Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil, United Kingdom and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset), is an English singer-songwriter. She has recorded as a solo artist under the name PJ Harvey, but she began her career as part of a trio (with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Steve Vaughan), also named PJ Harvey, in 1991

Early material released by the trio on Dry, 4 Track Demos and Rid Of Me was praised by critics for its raw, guitar-driven sound and sharp-witted, melancholic lyrics. After the trio broke up, Harvey released To Bring You My Love, a blues-heavy album that expanded the range of her sound through the incorporation of strings, organs, and electronic sound effects. Her stage show became more theatrical, with Harvey performing in ballgowns, pink catsuits, wigs and garish, vampish make-up. Never one to rest, she followed this album with the softer, more experimental Is This Desire? and then Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea, which combined her more guitar-driven work with cleaner, lusher arrangements. Stories won her the 2001 Mercury Prize.

In 2004 she released Uh Huh Her, a return to her earlier, rawer sound. Uh Huh Her was met with a somewhat mixed response; while some critics welcomed Harvey’s re-exploration of her previous styles, others felt that the album was something of a rehash. Around the same time, she produced and co-wrote half of Marianne Faithfull’s album Before the Poison, which received much critical praise.

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2	Let England Shake	4,275
3	The Last Living Rose	3,926
4	The Glorious Land	3,708
5	On Battleship Hill	3,234
6	All and Everyone	2,924
7	In The Dark Places	2,745
8	England	2,537
9	Bitter Branches	2,474
10	Hanging in the Wire	2,407
11	Written On The Forehead	2,401
12	The Colour Of The Earth	2,148
13	This Mess We're In	1,741
14	Good Fortune	1,622
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rangelrafael

Bitter Branches

yesterday morning
sunheadbowed

Congrats on winning the Brits, PJ Harvey.

Wednesday evening
cjkisaragi

I think RbrtsWax88 is probably right about her. And even if she does covet awards, Let England Shake got album of the year from so many different places she's probably blasé about them by now :-)

Wednesday evening
cjkisaragi

Who gives a fuck about the brits?

Wednesday evening
RbrtsWax88

Who cares about the awards. PJ is an artist. Her works are what is important to her, IMO. I do not invision her with a Trophy case in her living room next to her upright piano. I think she is all about expression not recognition. Eagerly waiting for the next album :D

Wednesday afternoon
czorcik89

She deserved that BRIT Award. At least that one. [3]

Wednesday afternoon
tallinspace

She deserved that BRIT Award. At least that one. (2)

Wednesday afternoon
donotcurseatme

I'm just glad she won the Mercury Prize for LES.

Wednesday morning
lakebolt

She deserved that BRIT Award. At least that one.

Tuesday evening
harajukudude

please join my group! its a fun addictive way of talking about and sharing your tastes! all i need is members :) http://www.last.fm/group/Last.fm+Song+Contest

Tuesday evening
p_kingston

błagam, przyjedź do Polski, oddam się za Twój koncert

Tuesday afternoon
cjkisaragi

nah.

Monday evening
THE_KRAZY_KAT

The singer of Poor People reminds me sometimes of PJ Harvey's voice. http://poorpeople.bandcamp.com/

Sunday evening
Cristopherson-g

LES is just great and The Glorious Land it's my fav song.

Sunday evening
Alex_psychopaul

I love U, Harvey.

Sunday morning
BarneyJWY

I know it's your opinion. I just find it funny that people can talk freely about Gaga on PJ's, Kate's, and Tori's shoutboxes. lol

Sunday morning
ashiyal

I don't mean user comments cause I rarely read them, I meant media/news. If my comment offends you, I'm honestly sorry, ignore me. @Barney sorry, I understand that's your opinion, but a lot of people disagree with that. Personal opinions... it doesn't mean everyone's trashing her (anymore than people trash everything else on this site). Of course it's just weird of me to assume people understand that on a music site, I just had a moment of weakness when I failed to avoid a shoutbox.

Sunday morning
Aevitasm

"I just wish I didn't have to hear/see/read about her everywhere" yet you're the one who mentioned her to begin with, so you're not really helping your own cause there

Saturday evening
cjkisaragi

Who gives a flying fuck about the Grammys?

Saturday evening
BarneyJWY

I'm tired of the trashing of Gaga. I think she's overrated with crazy fans, but I will never say something as outrageous as her being untalented, because she is. Lady Gaga doesn't suck.

Saturday evening