I can’t do it. I’ve tried for over 30 minutes now and no dice.
I simply cannot find a negative or even luke warm review of PJ Harvey’s latest, “Let England Shake.”
Here’s a fairly typical quote from Spin, “…Harvey’s eclecticism—her ability to gracefully flit between genres and tones — is what keeps her work so vital, yet Let England Shake is still something of a revelation. Arguably her most pop-friendly record since 2000’s Stories From the City, it’s an intense indictment of the way countries fight, apolitical only in that it outlines what war does to human beings, not governments. Sung with warmth, these tracks offer a welcome antidote to her more familiar performance mode — spectacular austerity. They’re as bloody and forceful as the battles Harvey references…”
And how’s this for gushing via the BBC, “…Ah, Earth, so much to answer for. But thankfully we have PJ with another fearsomely creative, emotional record to lead the resistance. God bless unique, unfathomable, great Queen Polly.”
Well, it turns out we have two copies of Polly Jean’s latest to award to two of you in exchange for your comment to this post. Let us know why this bit of brilliant vinyl should be yours and yours alone, and the most convincing of the lot will be mailed PJ’s latest.
Remember you have to be in the US or Canada to be mailed the record and we’ll give you a week to suitably impress us. We’ll choose our winners on 4/7. Now, get shakin’.
