![]() Whether challenging gender stereotypes, drawing from deeply emotional personal experiences, taking historical views at catastrophic events or using short stories from the likes of Flannery O’Connor as source material, she always finds a way to distill a compelling narrative into tense verses and climactic choruses, somehow without ever repeating herself. ![]() That’s because Harvey is one of the greatest songwriters of our time. She has, however, released a number of absolute masterpieces, and remains the only artist to win the Mercury Prize twice. And for that matter, her catalogue has so far evaded any high profile reissue campaigns (though those original pressings are getting a little expensive, just sayin’). That puts her in an unusual category with bands like Tool or AC/DC-plenty of source material to choose from, but no immediate interest in going back to that well anytime soon. Over the past 27 years, Polly Jean Harvey has released nine albums, two collaborative releases with John Parish, a theatrical score, a compilation of Peel Sessions and a set of 4-Track Demos, but no best-of collection to date, despite having released something on the order of around 40 singles.
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