PJ Harvey – review

Troxy, LondonPolly Harvey has been denying for years that she's an autobiographical songwriter. Her war-themed new album Let England Shake should finally rest her case. Even a listener hellbent on blurring singer and song would have to admit that she didn't actually fight in Gallipoli. In this new stage of her career, which began with 2007's White Chalk, Harvey celebrates craft not catharsis; the action on stage belongs as much to the world of theatre or visual art as it does to rock'n'roll.She ...

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