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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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Good Fortune
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This Is Love
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Down By The Water
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Big Exit
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This Mess We're In
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One Line
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The Devil
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When Under Ether
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Dear Darkness
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White Chalk
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Beautiful Feeling
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You Said Something
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Kamikaze
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Silence
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Shoutbox
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
Yes, just a question of taste, mate.
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andoni199 wrote:
Oh man, I'm trying to get into her music, listening every song sample, but I just can't, I don't really like it. Is it normal, doctor?
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artgeek707 wrote:
I started with To Bring You My Love though at first the only tracks I liked were the title track, Meet Ze Monsta, Long Snake Moan, and Down By the water so it's probably not a good starter album
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
White Chalk is fantastic, her best since To Bring You My Love. I still say Dry is her best though.
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DF0RR35T wrote:
Pj is so lovely.
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uberbjork wrote:
dry is pretty cool but white chalk is amazing.
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uberbjork wrote:
i think i'll go chronologically, though i'm really curious about White Chalk's weirdness and piano and such.
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
Dry is a 40 minute album of great songs with lots of hooks so yeah I would say it's a good starter
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icramit wrote:
Femme fatale
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georgio01 wrote:
She is amazing. Astonishing.
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
"but, let's be reasonable, it's not really easy to a new listener." What? "Dry" is catchy and less experimental therefore it's a good starter album.
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misael_misael wrote:
"old, real but not very shocking polly"? dry and rid of me are her most shocking.
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threedeeglasses wrote:
Try the entire discography :p it's hard to choose one PJ album, I mean, every album is different from the others ('Dry' and 'Rid of Me' are similar though) so it's a matter of taste. I see you like Tori Amos quite a lot so probably you'd like White Chalk, but I don't think it's enough to get into her music of course. I agree with previous suggestions. ;)
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lawfuljudas wrote:
why does pj harvey sing about big dicks so much???
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
I think people should start with Dry really.
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ninaashcroft wrote:
maybe you should listen pj singing with bjork. they made a "satisfaction" cover. look for it on you tube... ;-)
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uberbjork wrote:
i've tried listening to PJ a while back and didn't dig her. but i really wanna give her an honest try. which album should i start with?
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tomorrowsparty wrote:
I've noticed that a lot of her lyrics after '95 involve the loss of children to water and abortion of some kind. I don't usually like taking autobiography into account, but there's so many references I can't help but wonder...
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HokusPokus23 wrote:
Well thats the first time Ive seen an Is This Desire track in the top 15
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clea71 wrote:
whoever is behind those bitches r that "downloaded all PJ Harvey ringtones..." needs to be kicked in the face
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