A glance into the explosive garage-rock scene of the early nineties, PJ Harvey is set to once more come forth and grace the stage for an end-of-October mini-tour extravaganza. Playing in support of her latest album, two-and-a-half-year feat Let England Shake, Harvey has announced but five dates, all of which range in location from Sweden to the Czech Republic. A wild and far cry from White Chalk (Harvey’s prior most recent release of 2007), Let England Shake exhibits…
“Goddamn Europeans” seems to shout out PJ Harvey through out her latest full length studio release, titled “Let England Shake”, and slated for a February 15 release. Luckily, with week in advance we’ve been privileged enough to sample the whole album in its entirety via the ever giving NPR stream. Hit play below and stream PJ’s eight studio release in its entirety.
Mick Harvey, a Nick Cave long time collaborator (former Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds/Birthday Party member), and of apparent no relation to the headliner of this particular blog post, recently stated at the end of last month on his myspace that “there will be extensive touring commitments with my dear friend Polly (PJ) after the release of her new album in February 2011.” He goes on to say: “We recorded her album back in…
This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. The New Pornographers – Mass Romantic (Mint Records) Hailing from the snowy Canadian plains, The New Pornographers shook everyone from the ground up when their incredible blend of contagiously joyful pop first hit record shelves. The band simply oozed of freshness, delivering stunning melodies, amazing riffs and…
PJ Harvey and John Parish make quite a great creative duo, their multiple collaborations spaning across many years, with a lot of critical acclaim. Although John most of the time is in the backseat, producing PJ’s albums, they once joined forces and released a really solid record, “Dance Hall at Louse Point,” back in ’96. The formula worked and the two are prepping to reform, with a new album, dubbed “A Woman A Man Walked…
[tag]PJ Harvey[/tag] is undoubtedly one of my favorite contemporary female vocalists, her unpredictable vocals have always been a mystery to me. Her voice can switch from intimacy to anger as if on a hair trigger, a quality or better yet gift few artists posses and master. Now after 15 years of experience in the music industry Polly Jean released her eighth album this week, called White Chalk, in which she ditched her trademark guitar for…
Leading this week’s pack of new releases are, among many others, the [tag]Foo Fighters[/tag], with their much awaited “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace”, the blues-rock sorceress [tag]PJ Harvey[/tag], with “White Chalk” and our favorite balladeer [tag]Devendra Banhart[/tag], with “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.” Also troubadour [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] releases his sophomore record, in his characteristic acoustic guitar and soul manner in the form of “In Our Nature.” Busy, busy week, we just love the fall. Foo…
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