A more stripped down Polly Jean Harvey is brought forward from her more forceful, grungy material that had evoked so much emotional prowess. Uh Huh Her may still have the same bite and remorse for past relationships, but it still doesn't showcase as well as her previous material. Instrumentally it feels like a letdown; its understandable that Harvey would go in this direction, after all, she never has to this extreme. It comes off as a bit clunky and slow-paced for most people, thus those problems flesh out by the middle of the album with the lyrcism screaming for a hard-edged sound, instead it is accompanied by a subdued, almost lifeless background.
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