PJ Harvey: Let England Shake

"The ever-mercurial PJ Harvey has released her first solo album since 2007's White Chalk. This time around she trades the piano for the autoharp, but the lyrics are as gloriously dark and oblique as ever. The U.S. refuses to let Harvey enter the mainstream, and this album won't likely land her an American Idol guest appearance. Still, Let England Shake is worth playing all year long, if only to unlock its mysteries — it keeps you guessing with every listen. As always, PJ Harvey defies categorization and moves to no other time but her own. Let England Shake is British through-and-through, but it's also of a land much farther away" (Shawn Amos, "PLAY > SKIP," Huffington Post, 2/15/11).
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