PJ Harvey Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
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theBoneyKing
April 11th 2020


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Huh, this is a weird one to have heard last.

NorthernSkylark
April 11th 2020


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I guess. Didn't know thom yorke was on this, sweet

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2020


60219 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Whingy indie Yorke ye

Got about 1/3 of the discog to go but somehow don't feel that motivated hmm :[

theBoneyKing
April 11th 2020


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Which ones are you missing? I’d say you can skip Uh Huh Her and Hope Six but the rest are all pretty essential.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2020


60219 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Dry, those two and Let England Shake (have cursively checked the first tracks a couple of times, but never got my claws in). Uh Huh Her does sound kinda fun though...

theBoneyKing
April 11th 2020


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Dry is very similar to Rid Of Me but a little less raw sans the Albini production but about equally as good imo. LES is definitely more of a grower, very different from the rest of her discog to that point but a rewarding and harrowing account of the impacts of war. Uh Huh Her is pretty rote, inoffensive but nothing special.

JokineAugustus
April 11th 2020


10938 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is a grower. Probably my favourite atm.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
April 11th 2020


60219 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Interesting, gonna hop on Dry next then; Rid Of Me is a bit hit or miss for me, but a cool record. This is comfortably my least favourite though, repeated plays notwithstanding :[

theBoneyKing
April 11th 2020


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I can agree with Rid Of Me being a bit hit or miss, though still excellent. On balance I’d say Dry is more consistent but with lower peaks. Gun to my head I probably like Dry a bit more as a whole.

Demon of the Fall
April 11th 2020


33555 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Is this Desire? > To Bring You My Love > Stories > White Chalk > Rid of Me.

Not heard the rest.

ArsMoriendi
April 11th 2020


40926 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Check Dry, dude

Dissonant
June 19th 2020


663 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Really good.

JokineAugustus
August 11th 2020


10938 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah her best imo. Have to hear England still tho

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 22nd 2020


32015 Comments


Why is she so fucking good.

ArsMoriendi
October 22nd 2020


40926 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Apparently, it's because on top of her talent: she doesn't write music to impress others, she mainly writes it for herself, or at least she said that in an interview I saw once

Dewinged
Staff Reviewer
October 22nd 2020


32015 Comments


Yeah man but really, as a songwriter and as a performer, she's ridiculously good.

God, would love to share a beer with PJ.

Demon of the Fall
October 22nd 2020


33555 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

'Apparently, it's because on top of her talent: she doesn't write music to impress others, she mainly writes it for herself, or at least she said that in an interview I saw once'

I mean, she's clearly great, but this is an incredibly common concept amongst artists. At least going by what they communicate directly to us ('us' as in music fans / the listeners). I would imagine some are being a touch disingenuous, yet the majority probably do just write for themselves. It's a classic line 'we just write / play the music we enjoy / would listen to ourselves' and being very pragmatic when it comes to others liking it as well.

I imagine if you were to look at artists that have tasted higher levels of popularity, then it may change that dynamic a little towards 'wanting to please' people - but again, not exactly uncommon to simply write whatever they want, or to broadcast that as their intention.

JokineAugustus
May 6th 2022


10938 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Not bumped enough. Gonna rejam some of PJ's earlier albums. On Rid of Me atm

rabidfish
July 20th 2022


8686 Comments


another great album, finally. Mr. lazyeye is in this one? makes sense, tbh

Cormano
September 5th 2022


4064 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

we float is best song ever



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