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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 lo-fi, many times acoustic guitar sound and melancholic, witty 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. In 2004 she released Uh Huh Her which marked a return to her earlier, rawer sound. Her most recent album, White Chalk was released in 2007. White chalk gives the listener a new sound: Gone are the guitar in has the piano come with such tender force that the depressive sound is even stronger. White chalk was according to a BBC report the result of a writing block.
Early material released by the trio on Dry, 4 Track Demos and Rid of Me was praised by critics for its raw lo-fi, many times acoustic guitar sound and melancholic, witty 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. In 2004 she released Uh Huh Her which marked a return to her earlier, rawer sound. Her most recent album, White Chalk was released in 2007. White chalk gives the listener a new sound: Gone are the guitar in has the piano come with such tender force that the depressive sound is even stronger. White chalk was according to a BBC report the result of a writing block.
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Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
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White Chalk
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The Devil
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This Mess We're In
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Big Exit
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One Line
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Dear Darkness
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When Under Ether
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You Said Something
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Beautiful Feeling
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Silence
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Kamikaze
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Shoutbox
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EvgeniySurreal wrote:
i'm moving closer beneath your windows **
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yolie81 wrote:
Awesome. That is all.
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
proof you don't have to be hot to be insanely attractive.
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cosmic1357 wrote:
She's sexy and so talented.
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MotownTrash wrote:
She's got more balls, than I do.
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pj_harvey wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/PJ+Harvey/+images/34579985
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junkisland wrote:
I just recently rediscovered PJ after so many years of not listening. I forgot how much I love this~
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Prince_de_Rien wrote:
today it was a PJ day 4 me.. Oh GOD how much i love this Woman!
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lady_sati wrote:
@ Deardeadfriend I agree both about Catherine and Is this desire? :)
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Mencrosd wrote:
So Brilliant Album
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grungefan3090 wrote:
@violent_purple : I totally agree. I always have to turn up the volume really high to hear the album. Hopefully we'll get a remastered set sometime soon
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boxes_eat_them wrote:
Is This Desire? is the most perfect album I know. Thanks for default image.
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
"Is this desire?" (album) is so brilliant, it just fits my mood perfectly.
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SunderingTitan wrote:
@Nonclique343: The original comment was "more like BJ Herpies"
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
You wish
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Nonclique343 wrote:
More like BJ Harvey.
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
"Catherine" needs more love, btw.
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neon_breath wrote:
sexy.
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mattmacneil wrote:
her singing voice and her talking voice couldn't be more different. I could've sworn that's an american singing '50ft Queenie'.
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violent_purple wrote:
"Dry" is my favourite, but I wish the quality on the CD was better. It seems so quiet. "Sheena Na Gig" needs to be blasted at full volume.
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