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tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Sat July 01, 2023 3:38 pm

Thanks zeb. Nice read. Six days to the new album!

armogi · **Joined:** Sun December 03, 2017 5:33 am **Posts:** 153

Its leaked and its a stunning record. Im very very happy with it personally.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed July 05, 2023 3:25 pm

Sweet! I’m holding out until Friday

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36302

its been a while since i listen to PJ but ill listen to this one and see if i can come back

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu July 06, 2023 4:41 pm

40-minute NPR interview re: her new album:

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/11861112 ... our%20time.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu July 06, 2023 4:47 pm

I've consumed a bunch of reviews the last few days, but this bit from The Quietus has me so excited:

Quote:

The result is a loose, nimble work of neo-folk that pokes its head into desert blues, experimental rock, and country, then has a good nose around. It manages to sound both mediaeval and futuristic, with big hollow kick drums booming underneath queasy loops and staticky textures, the tales of “milchi seeps heady in the meadows” ringing over boinging, squelching electronics. At a push, we might term this intelligent folk dance music. Or acid alehouse. Or… breakwheat? Field recordings (courtesy of Adam Bartlett) and strange, blustery frequencies also contribute to the mulch and oomska of the music (helped in no small part by Harvey’s creative partnership with Flood and John Parish, who provided production and additional instrumentation).

https://thequietus.com/articles/33134-i ... vey-review

smallest_oceans · **Joined:** Wed January 22, 2020 4:56 am **Posts:** 189

Thanks for the links.

The blurbs posted here have me somewhat excited.

Hopefully listen tonight.

smallest_oceans · **Joined:** Wed January 22, 2020 4:56 am **Posts:** 189

So much better/ varied/ than I thought it would be after hearing the two singles, though they work in the context of the album.

I really like the production.

This is a great PJ Harvey album, with elements of what she has done before (WC, LES, ITD), while still sounding new, challenging and exciting.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri July 07, 2023 12:50 pm

Love it. So much. It’s incredibly heady though, gonna have to spend some time with the lyrics.

swan · **Posted:** Fri July 07, 2023 2:44 pm

My pre-ordered vinyl is arriving today. Also my daughter's first birthday. She's excited for the first spin tonight, having heard the other records too many times already.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri July 07, 2023 2:50 pm

Nice parenting swan! My almost-4-year-old loves Let England Shake.

smallest_oceans wrote:

This is a great PJ Harvey album, with elements of what she has done before (WC, LES, ITD), while still sounding new, challenging and exciting.

I was also thinking it’s like a combo of those three albums.

smallest_oceans · **Joined:** Wed January 22, 2020 4:56 am **Posts:** 189

tragabigzanda wrote:

Love it. So much. It’s incredibly heady though, gonna have to spend some time with the lyrics.

Second listen and its even better. Heady indeed. I'll probably nerd out with a copy of the poetry book at some point.

psychobain · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:47 pm **Posts:** 4215

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 11, 2023 2:19 am

Are you a general fan, psycho? Or do you need some guidance here? New one is definitely not the easiest point of entry I’d you’re just getting into her

psychobain · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:47 pm **Posts:** 4215

Im a casual fan actually

Let England shake was decent

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 11, 2023 2:35 am

Have you listened to anything else? We’re talking Bowie-levels of reinvention here, but one clear dividing line starts with White Chalk. Everything prior to that was sung in a lower register, and generally built around rock guitar. Starting with White Chalk she shifted to a higher vocal register, and the music got more ethereal and rooted in history.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue July 11, 2023 2:35 am

Have you listened to anything else? We’re talking Bowie-levels of reinvention here, but one clear dividing line starts with White Chalk. Everything prior to that was sung in a lower register, and generally built around rock guitar. Starting with White Chalk she shifted to a higher vocal register, and the music got more ethereal and rooted in history.

Strat · **Posted:** Tue July 11, 2023 3:15 am

Trag, do me a playlist.

Thanks

psychobain · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:47 pm **Posts:** 4215

Good idea

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue July 11, 2023 4:36 pm

Her first five records are legit masterpieces and unfuckwithable. I'm personally particularly fond of albums 3-5 (To Bring You My Love, Is This Desire?, and Stories From the City, Stories from the Sea). Each of them is different and each of them is exactly what I want on any given day. Dry and Rid of Me are also amazing, of course. And I think most fans prefer them. I don't care which of those first five one prefers. All are brilliant.

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