50 ft Queenie: The long overdue PJ Harvey thread

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Regarding Is This Desire?
Lament wrote:I love how subtle and moody it gets, and how it's got an almost a detached, emotional chill to it while still being as intense and soul-baring as the first three albums.
I really like this description.

This has been the most challenging listen for me so far, but it's starting to hit me pretty hard.

Electric Light feels like it is actually shooting through my brain.
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It's an album that demands your time, but makes it all worthwhile.

For what it's worth, The Sky Lit Up is my favorite PJ Harvey song.

After a while you take it for granted because she does it so effortlessly, but the artistic leaps she makes and changes in directions she takes in between records is just insane when you go back and look at them.
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I'm getting back on track with my PJ Harvey trek. Stories… is taking hold now.

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That's my favourite PJ record.
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In the voice interview, one of the questions that got edited out asked what album I would take with me to a desert island. I picked Stories.
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Those first three songs from Stories really are something else.
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We Float is probably one of my top three PJ songs.
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We Float is gooood
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Its been a long long time since i listened to Polly Jean.

Going to dive in that pool right now again.
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Stories is owning me lately. Solid fucking work. So many standout moments. I keep thinking it feels like a proper summer album, but it was released in October.
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zeb wrote:Those first three songs from Stories really are something else.
Yes sir you are correct. Killer.
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Kaius wrote:I keep thinking it feels like a proper summer album, but it was released in October.
The same day as Stankonia, All That You Can't Leave Behind, and The Dynasty: Roc La Familia if I remember correctly.
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Sometimes I wanna drive around and find you
And act like it's a random thing
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So I live in London now, and I'm tempted by this:

http://pitchfork.com/news/57935-pj-harv ... can-watch/
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Never mind, tickets already sold out. Phew. Somerset House is great though. Saw Joanna Newsom there.
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