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Pj Harvey |
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Long
before the era of the back-to-basics rock of The White Stripes and The
Strokes, Polly
Jean Harvey formed a Dorset trio in 1991 and by the autumn of that same year
had released her debut single “Dress”.
The album that followed “Dry” was hailed by critics as an astonishing debut,
not just in the UK but worldwide, and she was named Best Female song writer
and Best New female singer by the Rolling Stone. In all,
Polly has produced 7 albums to date, “Dry”, “Rid of Me”, “To Bring You My
Love”, “Dance Hall at Louse Point”, “Is This Desire?” “Stories from the City,
Stories from the Sea”, and the most recent “Uh Huh Her”. |
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For her seventh album, “Stories…”
she, Rob Ellis and Mick
Harvey, picked up the Mercury Music Prize in 2001, the first album by a
female artist to win the award. Described by the NME as "a magnificent,
life-affirming opus" 'Stories...' was supported by a
lengthy world-wide sellout tour. In addition to her musical career she has exhibited
sculpture in galleries across the country and has had poetry published. |