Amazon.co.uk Review
How can someone so unpredictable behave so predictably? Every time PJ Harvey releases something sophisticated and clean like 2000's Mercury Music Prize tipped
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, it just about guarantees a contradictory follow-up album is around the bend. Her ambitious 1992 debut,
Dry, inspired the bitter death rattle of
Rid of Me. Her third offering, 1995's elegant
To Bring You My Love, gave way to the stormy
Is This Desire?.
Harvey's sixth solo album,
Uh Huh Her, doesn't disappoint. It's a nasty riposte to the success of its predecessor, built on grubby blues-punk riffs and the brooding, primal howl that Harvey uses when she wants to impersonate a she-wolf. Some of it seems disappointingly remedial ("The Letter" "Cat on the Wall"), but the best material ("The Desperate Kingdom of Love" "Who the Fuck?") just reconfirms that no matter how raw the British songwriter serves it up, the beauty of her work is undeniable.
--Aidin Vaziri
Album Description
PJ Harvey's seventh album
Uh Huh Her, the follow-up to 2001's Mercury Prize-winning
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, is released on May 31. Written, performed, recorded, mixed and produced by Harvey, the album includes the single "The Letter".