PJ Harvey 'Uh Huh Her'
Album number seven from the darling of Dorset and the follow up to 2000's Mercury Award winning 'Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea', 'Uh Huh Her' more than lives up to Harvey's legacy.
Never one to either rest on her laurels or settle into a rut, Polly Jean's latest record is almost entirely self-made - all 14 tracks were written, performed, produced and mixed by Harvey. Long time collaborator Rob Ellis provides drums and percussion but that aside every note was provided by Harvey herself.
This constant need to challenge herself comes through very clearly in the music itself - the heartbreaking lyrics for 'Desperate Kingdom of Love' were arrived at via a simple word game.
Elsewhere, other tracks were born from experiments in writing and self-set challenges; the drunken, drawling 'Who The Fuck?' was born from a very specific moment in time and the Cave-esque 'Pocketknife' has its roots in Harvey's attempt to illustrate a woman's character with an insignificant object.
'Uh Huh Her' is an album ripe for exploration. Fill in the form below to get to the music.
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