Complete List Of PJ Harvey Songs From A to Z

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Complete List Of Songs From A to Z

From the rural hills of Dorset, England, PJ Harvey emerged with a creative force that would redefine the limits of rock, alternative, and avant-garde music over the next three decades. Born Polly Jean Harvey on October 9, 1969, she was raised in the village of Corscombe, where she was immersed in music from a young age. Her early exposure to blues, folk, and punk came through her parents’ record collection and her own curiosity. By the time she joined the local band Automatic Dlamini in 1988, Harvey was already skilled on multiple instruments, including guitar, saxophone, and vocals—an early indication of the multi-instrumentalist depth she would later bring to her own recordings.

Her professional career took a major leap forward in 1991 when she formed the PJ Harvey Trio alongside drummer Rob Ellis and bassist Steve Vaughan. That same year, the band released their debut single “Dress,” which garnered immediate attention from the British music press. In 1992, they released the debut album Dry, a raw, confrontational record that drew acclaim for its stripped-back arrangements and Harvey’s emotional intensity. The album introduced her as an artist unafraid to explore discomfort and vulnerability, a trait that would remain central to her identity. Just one year later, she followed it with Rid of Me, produced by Steve Albini, a louder and more abrasive record that cracked the UK Top 10 and intensified her growing legend.

After disbanding the trio, Harvey transitioned into a solo career with the release of To Bring You My Love in 1995. The album was a pivotal shift, layering blues, gothic folk, and theatrical arrangements into a more expansive sound. It featured the haunting single “Down by the Water,” which became one of her signature tracks and broke into alternative charts in the U.S. The album received critical praise and established Harvey as a formidable creative force, capable of reinventing her sound without losing its emotional core. This phase of her career also marked the beginning of her longtime collaboration with producer Flood and guitarist John Parish.

In the late 1990s, Harvey continued her artistic evolution with Is This Desire? (1998), a moodier and more electronically textured album, and Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000), which blended a more accessible rock sound with literary lyricism. The latter was written during a period of time spent living in New York City and reflected both personal introspection and urban romanticism. It included standout tracks such as “Good Fortune,” “This Is Love,” and “A Place Called Home.” The album won the 2001 Mercury Prize, and years later, it was hailed by many critics as a defining work of her career.

Rather than settle into the acclaim, Harvey pivoted again with Uh Huh Her (2004), a lo-fi, self-produced project in which she played nearly every instrument herself. The album was raw and deliberately unpolished, rejecting the mainstream embrace she had received for Stories from the City. In 2007, she veered once more with White Chalk, a piano-based album that stripped her sound down to its most delicate, ghostly form. The album emphasized her interest in atmosphere and storytelling, demonstrating her refusal to conform to expectations or repeat past successes.

Harvey’s ability to embed political and historical themes into her music reached new heights with the 2011 release of Let England Shake, an album recorded in a church in Dorset and built around themes of war, nationalism, and British identity. The project included standout tracks like “The Words That Maketh Murder” and “The Glorious Land.” The album received widespread critical acclaim and earned Harvey a second Mercury Prize, making her the only artist in history to win the award twice. It also won Album of the Year at the Ivor Novello Awards and was shortlisted for several others, including the Brit Awards and NME Awards.

In 2016, she released The Hope Six Demolition Project, a politically charged album inspired by Harvey’s travels to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington, D.C., where she observed social and urban decay firsthand. The recording sessions were held at Somerset House as part of a public art installation titled Recording in Progress, allowing fans to witness the process through one-way glass. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and featured the single “The Community of Hope,” which stirred controversy and debate over its lyrics about poverty and urban neglect.

Her most recent album, I Inside the Old Year Dying, arrived in 2023 and marked a return to more abstract, poetic songwriting. Inspired by the Dorset dialect and her own 2022 verse novel Orlam, the record wove pastoral imagery with eerie, minimalist arrangements. The project continued her collaboration with Flood and John Parish and reflected her ongoing commitment to experimenting with language, form, and emotional tone.

In total, PJ Harvey has released ten studio albums, each one reflecting a distinct chapter of her artistic development. Her discography includes Dry (1992), Rid of Me (1993), To Bring You My Love (1995), Is This Desire? (1998), Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000), Uh Huh Her (2004), White Chalk (2007), Let England Shake (2011), The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016), and I Inside the Old Year Dying (2023).

Her recognition from the music industry spans well beyond the Mercury Prizes. She has earned eight Brit Award nominations, eight Grammy nominations, and the 2011 NME Award for Best Solo Artist. In 2013, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to music. These accolades reflect her enduring cultural impact and her importance in shaping modern alternative and experimental rock music.

Outside of music, Harvey has made significant contributions to literature and the performing arts. She composed scores for stage productions, including a 2019 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Our Mutual Friend at the National Theatre. She also contributed original music to TV series such as Peaky Blinders and Bad Sisters, expanding her presence into cinematic and theatrical composition. Her literary work includes The Hollow of the Hand (2015), a poetry collection written in collaboration with photographer Seamus Murphy, and Orlam (2022), a narrative poem written in the Dorset dialect.

Throughout her career, Harvey has maintained a fiercely independent artistic voice, one that resists easy categorization and demands full engagement from her audience. Her songs explore complex emotional and political terrain, drawing from history, literature, and lived experience to craft works of both intimacy and scale. Her ability to reinvent herself while maintaining artistic integrity has earned her the respect of peers, critics, and fans alike.

What makes PJ Harvey so beloved in the music industry is not just her body of work, but the uncompromising path she has taken to build it. She has never chased trends or chart positions. Instead, she has followed the arc of her own evolution—collaborating, reflecting, and experimenting along the way. For over thirty years, she has stood as a rare artist who challenges herself with every release, continuing to inspire audiences who crave music that dares to be as thoughtful as it is powerful.

Complete List Of PJ Harvey Songs From A to Z

Age of the Dollar – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
All and Everyone – Let England Shake – 2011
All Souls – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Angelene – Is This Desire? – 1998
August – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Autumn Term – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Beautiful Feeling – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
Before Departure – White Chalk – 2007
Big Exit – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
Bitter Branches – Let England Shake – 2011
Broken Harp – White Chalk – 2007
The Camp – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
Cat on the Wall – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Chain of Keys – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
A Child’s Question, August – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
A Child’s Question, July – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
C’mon Billy – To Bring You My Love – 1995
The Colour of the Earth – Let England Shake – 2011
The Community of Hope – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
Catherine – Is This Desire? – 1998
Daddy – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Dance on the Mountain – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
The Darker Days of Me & Him – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Darling Be There – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Dear Darkness – White Chalk – 2007
The Desperate Kingdom of Love – Uh Huh Her – 2004
The Devil – White Chalk – 2007
A Dog Called Money – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
Dollar, Dollar – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
Down by the Water – To Bring You My Love – 1995
Dress – Dry – 1992
Dry – Rid of Me – 1993
Ecstasy – Rid of Me – 1993
Electric Light – Is This Desire? – 1998
England – Let England Shake – 2011
The End – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Fountain – Dry – 1992
The Garden – Is This Desire? – 1998
The Glorious Land – Let England Shake – 2011
Good Fortune – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
Goodnight (demo version) – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Grow Grow Grow – White Chalk – 2007
Guilty – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
The Guns Called Me Back Again – Let England Shake (iTunes Pre-order Bonus) – 2011
Hair – Dry – 1992
Hanging in the Wire – Let England Shake – 2011
Happy and Bleeding – Dry – 1992
Harder – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Highway 61 Revisited – Rid of Me – 1993
Hook – Rid of Me – 1993
Horses in My Dreams – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
I Inside the Old I Dying – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
I Inside the Old Year Dying – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
I Think I’m a Mother – To Bring You My Love – 1995
I’ll Be Waiting – The Hope Six Demolition Project (Non-album) – 2016
In the Dark Places – Let England Shake – 2011
Is This Desire? – Is This Desire? – 1998
It’s You – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Joe – Dry – 1992
Joy – Is This Desire? – 1998
Kamikaze – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
The Last Living Rose – Let England Shake – 2011
Legs – Rid of Me – 1993
Let England Shake – Let England Shake – 2011
The Letter – Uh Huh Her – 2004
The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth – Uh Huh Her – 2004
A Line in the Sand – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
Long Snake Moan – To Bring You My Love – 1995
Lwonesome Tonight – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Lying in the Sun – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Man-Size – Rid of Me – 1993
Man-Size Sextet – Rid of Me – 1993
Maniac – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Me-Jane – Rid of Me – 1993
Medicinals – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
Meet Ze Monsta – To Bring You My Love – 1995
Missed – Rid of Me – 1993
The Ministry of Defence – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
The Ministry of Social Affairs – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
The Mountain – White Chalk – 2007
My Beautiful Leah – Is This Desire? – 1998
Near the Memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
The Nether-edge – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
The Nightingale – Let England Shake (iTunes Bonus) – 2011
No Child of Mine – Uh Huh Her – 2004
No Girl So Sweet – Is This Desire? – 1998
A Noiseless Noise – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
O Stella – Dry – 1992
Oh My Lover – Dry – 1992
On Battleship Hill – Let England Shake – 2011
One Line – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
One Time Too Many – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
The Orange Monkey – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
A Perfect Day Elise – Is This Desire? – 1998
The Piano – White Chalk – 2007
A Place Called Home – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
Plants and Rags – Dry – 1992
Pocket Knife – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Prayer at the Gate – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Reeling (demo version) – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Rid of Me – Rid of Me – 1993
River Anacostia – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
The River – Is This Desire? – 1998
Rub ’til It Bleeds – Rid of Me – 1993
Seagulls – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Seem an I – I Inside the Old Year Dying – 2023
Send His Love to Me – To Bring You My Love – 1995
Shame – Uh Huh Her – 2004
Sheela-Na-Gig – Dry – 1992
Silence – White Chalk – 2007
The Sky Lit Up – Is This Desire? – 1998
The Slow Drug – Uh Huh Her – 2004
50ft Queenie – Rid of Me – 1993
Snake – Rid of Me – 1993
Somebody’s Down, Somebody’s Name – To Bring You My Love (B-sides) – 1995
Teclo – To Bring You My Love – 1995
The Dancer – To Bring You My Love – 1995
This Is Love – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
This Mess We’re In – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
This Wicked Tongue – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (Bonus) – 2000
To Bring You My Love – To Bring You My Love – 1995
To Talk to You – White Chalk – 2007
Victory – Dry – 1992
Wait – White Chalk (iTunes Bonus) – 2007
Water – Dry – 1992
We Float – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
The Wheel – The Hope Six Demolition Project – 2016
When Under Ether – White Chalk – 2007
The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
White Chalk – White Chalk – 2007
Who the Fuck? – Uh Huh Her – 2004
The Wind – Is This Desire? – 1998
The Words That Maketh Murder – Let England Shake – 2011
Working for the Man – To Bring You My Love – 1995
Written on the Forehead – Let England Shake – 2011
You Come Through – Uh Huh Her – 2004
You Said Something – Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea – 2000
Yuri-G – Rid of Me – 1993