The Violent Desire of PJ Harvey’s “Rid Of Me” | New British Canon
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Before PJ Harvey was a solo artist, they were the best rock band Britain had produced since The Clash. Amongst the shoegazers, janglepoppers and the last strains of baggy, PJ Harvey were Britain’s shining blues-punk hope, showing that we had alternative music just as vis-ceral, vital and loud as American grunge. With their first album, the three-piece stampeded their way into the ample praises of NME, Spin and Rolling Stone. But their 1993 major label debut stretched the limits of how violent, uncomfortable and darkly humorous a mainstream album could be; its title-track the unlikely duality of unforgiving fury and unrepentant desire. This is New British Canon and this is the story of “Rid Of Me.”
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Soundtrack
Luar – Citrine (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
Jesse Gallagher – The Golden Present
B-Side – Pen Unubis
Luar – Anchor (https://soundcloud.com/luarbeats)
00:00 Introduction
01:17 The Origin of PJ Harvey
04:06 Album Number One: “But You Leave Me Dry”
09:17 “Relationships Don’t Just End, They Splatter”
16:45 “Lick My Legs, I’m On Fire/Lick My Legs of Desire”
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