September 2011
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Obviously, the emotions I want to convey through music are streamed through the...
– PJ Harvey
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Plants and rags
Ease myself into a bodybag
Plants and rags
Ease myself into a...
– Plants and Rags
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I don’t loathe interviews, I’m just one of those people who makes...
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Dogs of war let slip a career high
WHEN an artist wins the Mercury Prize for the best album of the year, you would expect them to be somewhat frazzled when you turn up to interview them the following day. When an artist makes history by winning the prize a second time, the champagne corks should still be popping. To expect PJ Harvey to indulge in such behaviour, however, is to misunderstand a woman who has done it her way....
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Help BBC 6Music pick the playlist
By becoming the first person to win two Mercury Music Prizes, PJ Harvey is once again the toast of music across all media – not just online.
Let England Shake picked up the gong last night, a decade after Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea picked up the award. So who better to honour in this week’s Now Playing than the darling of British music?! Help us build a playlist around...
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Why Mercury prize 2011 winner PJ Harvey is a...
When PJ Harvey won the Mercury for the second time, it was a victory for her intelligent, soulful music, and an album that resonates with our war-torn times
by Laura Barton
Amid the cheers and applause and flashbulbs that met the announcement of the 2011 Mercury prize on Tuesday night, Polly Harvey’s stillness and composure was the most striking image: there, at the centre of the...
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All the highlights from last nights Mercury Prize.
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And the winner is...
PJ Harvey!
Im sure we are all in agreement that Polly was the deserved winner tonight.
She was very gracious in her acceptance speech thanking all of those involved in the making of the album.
Thank you for the recognition of my work on this album.
It’s also good to be here this evening. When I last won 10 years ago on September 11, 2001 I was watching the Pentagon burning from my...
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PJ Harvey backs females for Mercury
Bookmakers’ favourite PJ Harvey has backed her fellow female nominees for this year’s Mercury Prize as walked the red carpet into the ceremony,
The singer, who won the prize in 2001, said: “I really like Adele’s voice and I find her singing very moving, so I’d be happy if she won.
“Anna Calvi is an artist who will really develop, and go on from here....
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PJ Harvey Readies iTunes Session EP
out September 12
iTunes Session EP:
01 Let England Shake 02 The Words That Maketh Murder 03 The Last Living Rose 04 Written on the Forehead 05 Angelene 06 C’mon Billy 07 Down by the Water 08 Interview
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