Roy Lott December 4th, 2020 - 2:00 AM
PJ Harvey has announced that a reissue of her fourth studio album Is This Desire will be released on vinyl January 29 via UMe/Island, alongside a separate demo compilation of tracks from the album. A demo of her song “Angelene” was also released, where she uses acoustic guitar strings while talking about a prostitute that hopes to find real love someday as she sees “men come and go.” Check out the tune below.
Is This Desire? was co-produced by Flood, Head and Harvey and recorded in Somerset and London. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance of 1998 and featured her biggest U.K. hit single with “A Perfect Day Elise,” charting at number 25. The album also features instrumental contributions from Rob Ellis, John Parish, Mick Harvey, Eric Drew Feldman, Joe Gore and Jeremy Hogg. It gave a moodier side to Harvey with more bass, keyboard and electronic sounds.
Harvey reissued her entire catalog earlier this year on vinyl, including 1996’s Dance Hall at Louse Point, Rid of Me and her 1992 album Dry, with demos included in the reissues. Her documentary film A Dog Called Money, which followed the creation of her 2016 album The Hope Six Demolition Project, is having online screenings next week ahead of its wider North American digital release.
