p j harvey

PJ Harvey"It's hard to walk in this dress, its not easy"

Who?Yeovil based combination of woman and band of the same name - dont you love those, never knowing whether to put 'them' or 'her'?. Started with stripped down, raw, wailing calls to arms, and then - via working with Steve Albini and Nick Cave - came to make one of the albums of the year in 2000 with '...from the city', which she denies - of course - is her "New York" album, despite it having a big yellow taxi on the cover.

Essential?Rid of Me and Dress from the early stuff - two screams from the belly. The first live set from Peel Acres is also much sought-after and probably worth using Napster to seek out. Anything she's done should be yours.

In a nutshell, then:If you can't beat 'em, beat 'em round the head until they feel the pain.

Never mind the music, give us trivia:Unfortunately, she supports fox hunting, but nobody's perfect.
Created a minor, indie scene style rumpus when she appeared topless on the front the NME - a set up parodied a few weeks later when Silverfish appeared, similarly misattired. God, the days when Silverfish could get an NME cover...

Yes, Anna, she is from:Yeovil

In more depth: pinkcatsuit- bothsidesnow sister list for polly stuff

a pj harvey history in brief

pj harvey official site - needs Flash, for no good reason, of course

Try these, too...Big Black
Janis Ian
Michelle Shocked
Nick Cave
Lou Reed's New York album for comparison purposes