PJ HARVEY: A Woman of Many Faces | antiheroines

Polly Jean Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer-songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.

Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined local band Automatic Dlamini as a vocalist, guitarist and saxophonist. The band’s frontman, John Parish, became her long-term collaborator. In 1991, she formed an eponymous trio called PJ Harvey and subsequently began her career as PJ Harvey. The trio released two studio albums called Dry (1992) and Rid of Me (1993) before disbanding, after which Harvey continued as a solo artist. Since 1995, she has released a further nine studio albums with collaborations from various musicians including Parish, former bandmate Rob Ellis, Mick Harvey, and Eric Drew Feldman, and has also worked extensively with record producer Flood.

Timestamps:

0:00 – The Beginning (childhood, family, Automatic Dlamini) 2:35 – PJ Harvey: The Trio (‘Dry’ 1993 era) 12:53 – ‘Rid of Me’ 1994 era 19:30 – ‘To Bring You My Love’ 1995 era 24:37 – Collaborations (John Parish ‘Dance Hall at Louse Point’ and Nick Cave) 26:32 – ‘Is This Desire?’ 1998 era 31:20 – ‘Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea’ 2000 era 36:24 – ‘Uh Huh Her’ 2004 era 39:31 – ‘White Chalk’ 2007 era 43:54 – Second collaboration with John Parish ‘A Woman a Man Walked By’ 45:17 – Political Era (‘Let England Shake’ and ‘The Hope Six Demolition Project’)