PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey is the stage name of English musician Polly Jean Harvey, known for raw, intense rock music and shape-shifting artistic reinvention.
Active since the early 1990s, she's recognized for albums like *Rid of Me* and *Let England Shake*, winning the Mercury Prize twice.
The name refers both to Harvey as a solo artist and to her early band.
Produced outside majors
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- grungeAccumulated dirt or filth
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
- experimentalTesting new methods
noise rock · art rock · underground · raw · angular · abrasive · distortion · feedback
Vocal music performer
- songwriterOne who composes music
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
- composerCreator of musical works
- producerOne who makes things
performer · multi-instrumentalist · auteur · recording · albums · tours · concerts · vocals
Largest British country
- DorsetSouthern English county
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- GlastonburyMajor English music festival
- Isle of WightIsland in the Solent
London · folk · post-punk · Nick Cave · BBC · Channel 4 · war poetry · British rock
indie
Produced outside majors
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- grungeAccumulated dirt or filth
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
experimental · noise rock · art rock · underground · raw · angular · abrasive · distortion · feedback · electric guitar
singer
Vocal music performer
- songwriterOne who composes music
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
- composerCreator of musical works
producer · performer · multi-instrumentalist · auteur · recording · albums · tours · concerts · vocals · solo
England
Largest British country
- DorsetSouthern English county
- EnglishBritain's native tongue
- GlastonburyMajor English music festival
Isle of Wight · London · folk · post-punk · Nick Cave · BBC · Channel 4 · war poetry · British rock
poetic
Of or like verse
literary · storytelling · confessional · evocative · biblical · mythology · war · desire · landscape · symbolism
PJ HarveyCeline Dion
Mariah Carey · Whitney Houston · Ed Sheeran · Coldplay · John Mayer
PJ HarveyTed Nugent
Kid Rock · Bon Jovi · hair metal · Nickelback · Gene Simmons
PJ HarveyKaty Perry
Maroon 5 · The Black Eyed Peas · Flo Rida · Pitbull · boy bands