sounds like her ghost made a record
this is an accurate description
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Sunday, 10 December 2023 00:43 (four months ago) link
Let England Shake demos might be my favorite demo disc. It's startling to hear those songs paired back and raw.
gave several of the demo discs a partial listen over the past day; some are interesting, some are not; some have replay value, some don't (some of the ones for Is this Desire sounds like the demos were just overdubbed and worked on to become the final versions). The most illuminating thing about Let England Shake was how those songs appear to have been written around samples from other tracks; suddenly "gonna take my problems to the united nations" makes total sense, the entire drum rhythm for the song comes from Summertime Blues.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Monday, 11 December 2023 20:38 (four months ago) link
Great new interview / live session from World Cafe:https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2023/12/15/1219342795/pj-harvey-album-i-inside-the-old-year-dying
Offers some candid insights into writing Hope 6:
I can remember whilst I was writing The Hope Six Demolition Project album, which was the album prior to this one, it felt like hard work. I had to really graft to get anything good, and that seemed to continue. And even the songs that I was writing, I felt like they were just missing the mark for what I really wanted to be doing. It was such a struggle, and it was not enjoyable. I thought, “I’m not enjoying this, this is feeling more like homework you’ve got to do than the love of my life”. And I just kept thinking, “Keep working through it, just work through it, it will pass”. And it didn’t, really.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Friday, 15 December 2023 18:33 (four months ago) link
She's been reading my posts: "each of the subsequent records, despite having a few notable songs, felt like homework, 'this-is-for-your-own-good' art."
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 15 December 2023 18:48 (four months ago) link
I can't find that quote in the interview page - has it been edited, maybe?
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 15 December 2023 23:02 (four months ago) link
^ I transcribed it from the audio interview, the quotes on the website are just excerpts
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Saturday, 16 December 2023 08:36 (four months ago) link
Oh nice! Will listen.
― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 16 December 2023 10:23 (four months ago) link
PJ Harvey ticketmaster pre-sale today for some shows in North America
password is NOISELESS
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 20:19 (two months ago) link
Got my ticket !!!
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 00:33 (two months ago) link
got 4th row at the Greek. probably the first time I've spent over $100 for a ticket, but worth it. other than the reading/mini-set she did in the fall, haven't seen her in 20 years.
― bulb after bulb, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 00:48 (two months ago) link
i’ll be further back in the greek, nearly considered buying closer but i don’t get paid til later in the week. went to her last show there on the ‘hope six’ tour, can’t waitttt
― donna rouge, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 05:19 (two months ago) link
I briefly considered getting a ticket but just couldn't pull the trigger for a $100+ ticket considering I like but don't love her album from last year and I know she'll play older tracks and it'll be a great show overall but why do shows have to be so fucking expensive these days fuck this
― Murgatroid, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 05:23 (two months ago) link
Not a fan of Terminal 5 here in NYC, the venue really sucks for multiple reasons, but I guess the tradeoff is that the show's GA with tickets being $85 including fees. Is the Greek really nice?
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 06:00 (two months ago) link
Pondering a ticket
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 28 February 2024 09:42 (two months ago) link
I'm glad to finally be on my proper jouney with PJI've danced around it for years
― Swen, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 12:04 (two months ago) link
really assumed the masonic shows in SF would be fully seated but apparently floor is GA, which is fine. Happy these tickets were only $75, completely reasonable for how amazing this is going to be.
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Wednesday, 28 February 2024 14:14 (two months ago) link
DC show at Anthem appears to be GA too
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 15:24 (two months ago) link
for the floor
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 15:28 (two months ago) link