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- 11 Apr 06
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
(58/100 Greatest Albums Ever)
(58/100 Greatest Albums Ever)
Stories From The City… saw Polly Harvey abandoning her tendency towards bruising electronica and post-rock atmospherics, in favour of rich melodies and fat classic rock riffs.
Stories From The City… saw Polly Harvey abandoning her tendency towards bruising electronica and post-rock atmospherics, in favour of rich melodies and fat classic rock riffs.
Two particular tracks took the breath away – the heart-rendingly melancholic Thom Yorke duet ‘This Mess We're In’, and the furious quasi-metal rush of ‘Kamikaze’. Her best work, at a time when we least expected it.