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August 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

PJ Harvey: All About Eve (Original Music)

PJ Harvey All About Eve (Original Music) Invada Records As PJ Harvey sends out the demo-versions of her earlier albums to the world it’s worth remembering that late last year there was a brand new album by the singer/songwriter. A brand new album – but also a side-hustle of sorts; a newly composed score for […]
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November 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jesca Hoop: STONECHILD

Jesca Hoop STONECHILD Memphis Industries Jesca Hoop’s previous record – Memories Are Now – was her gold-standard; it moved her from the one-to-watch list to the one-to-listen-to pile. And in my case it was the one-to-listen-to-on-repeat pile. One of the best albums of 2017 for me. By quite a way. It was a perfect study […]
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January 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Brisa Roché: Father

Brisa Roché Father Black Ash/Wagram Brisa Roché is an American artist – she’s lived much of her life in France and though she has five (mostly excellent) albums behind her it’s this, her sixth, Father, that will truly resonate. Poetry, art, songwriting – her chief influence is the work of PJ Harvey – it all […]
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August 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 385

Pete Fountain, Pete’s Place – Recorded “Live” At Pete Fountain’s French Quarter Inn, New Orleans (1964) Look, I couldn’t tell you I was a fan of Pete Fountain ahead of hearing this – but I had heard his name. He was a Dixieland jazz clarinetist and I love his sound; there’s something cookin’ in his […]
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December 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Gigs Of The Year: The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017

Every year I see some great shows – and 2017 offered up plenty. There were loads of great shows I missed (Paul McCartney – though I saw him in 1993 at least) and others that someone else will tell you was the best where I thought it was fucking absurd (Future Islands). Still, all up, […]
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May 7, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Gemma Ray (May 6, Wgtn)

Gemma Ray Caroline Saturday, May 6 The British-born, Berlin-based Gemma Ray was in town for a few shows on the back of an Australian tour. Backed by drummer and co-songwriter Andrew Zammit and keyboardist/backing vocalist Gris-de-Lin, Ray’s trio looked – and sounded – like a Tarantino dream; like something you’d see and hear in a […]
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March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Daniel’s Curse: You Do Not Listen To The Artist’s Music On The Day Of The Gig!

I first became aware of Daniel’s Curse in 2004. I had travelled to Sydney to visit some friends and was combining this trip with the chance to see PJ Harvey. It was a great gig – she announced shortly after that show a mini-retirement and didn’t perform again for three years; when she returned she […]
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January 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 6 – Five Female Artists With Songs That Made Me Go ‘Wow’

Tonight I’m playing a bunch of records down at the San Fran – all female artists, mostly a 1980s set I reckon, but I have a few things that spill out either side, so we’ll see where the night goes… So in honour of that – and the amazing PJ Harvey show earlier this week […]
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January 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: PJ Harvey (January 25, Wgtn)

PJ Harvey MFC Wednesday, January 25 No opening act – thankfully! – and at just after 8pm PJ Harvey and the all-male 9-piece backing band of multi-instrumentalists take to the stage with side-drummers shuffling them on in a near-funereal march. Backlit, save for a spotlight on the star, it’s to half a dozen songs straight […]
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January 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Revisiting PJ Harvey’s Masterpiece: Let England Shake

When I first heard Let England Shake by PJ Harvey, I did not like it. I didn’t like it at all. I just did not connect with it. The title song was okay, and I quite liked second track, The Last Living Rose. But I wrote it off as a misstep in her career; a […]
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August 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

PJ Harvey: Two NZ Shows (Jan, 2017)

In what is basically The Best News EVER PJ Harvey will play two New Zealand shows in January of 2017. The British musician has played New Zealand before but not in many years and this marks the first time she’s played Wellington. Backed by a full 10-piece band these shows will truly be something special […]
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May 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 701

PJ Harvey, The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016) Normally I’d write a review – an actual review – of a brand new album first, then maybe add in a post to the Vinyl Countdown, but I love PJ Harvey and so I had to dash out and get the LP a.s.a.f.p and though I had […]
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