Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Yeovil Britain and raised in nearby Corscombe (Dorset) is an English singer-songwriter, she has played as a solo artist under the name PJ Harvey, but she began her career as part of a trio (with drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Steve Vaughan) also known as PJ Harvey 1991
Early material was released by the trio on a dry 4 Track Demos and Rid of Me was praised by critics for its raw lo-fi often acoustic guitar sounds and melancholic witty lyrics After the trio broke up in Harvey Print Bring You My Love one blues-heavy album that expanded her sound through the inclusion of strings and organ electronic sound effects Her stage show became more theatrical with Harvey performs Ballgown Pink Catsuit wigs and garish vampishmake-up Never one to rest, she followed this album with the softer, more experimental Is This Desire? and then Stories From The City Stories From the Sea, which combined her more guitar-driven work with cleaner Lusher In 2004 she published Uh Huh Her, which would mean a return to her former rawer sound Her latest album White Chalk was released in 2007 Apparently result of Writer's Block ( according to reports from the BBC) White Chalk explored new areas for Harvey did not make himself the guitar-driven sound, she instead focused on the piano, an instrument that she was familiar with before the album The new focus garnered much praise for Harvey
She has also worked with a number of other artists like Nick Cave Thom Yorke Bjork John Parish Tricky Sparklehorse Josh Homme Pascal Comelthe Mark Lanegan and PJ Harvey has also been a partner in Desert Sessions with Josh Homme Jeordie White Dave Catching Nick Oliveri Mark Lanegan Chris Goss Alain Johannes Dean Ween and many others
