PJ Harvey — White Chalk

• Artist: PJ Harvey
• Title: White Chalk
• Year: 2007
• Format: CD
• Rating (1-10): 9
• Owner: Tracy
• Acquired: Mary got it for me.
• Keeper: Yes

Here’s some new music…

This is one quiet and dark album. I am huge PJ Harvey fan, and I just got this album. At first I was disappointed how quiet and low key these songs are, all of them. Drums and percussion are virtually non-existent, and no song rocks out the way PJ always seems to, eventually. But there’s a different kind of power here. According to PJ, see the documentary below, she was determined not to repeat herself. I have probably listened to the entire album 10 times in the last 24 hours and each time it gets better.

White Chalk is being release in a limited edition vinyl version, which tragically I do not have. But the CD is packaged in a more earth-friendly way, similar to a real record, with a cardboard jacket and separate liner. Handsome.

White Chalk Documentary Part 1