Sun, Sea, Sand And Sex!
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, August 1993
And very nice too, thanks, apart from the sex, which in the warped world of PJ Harvey is an anguished, violent, even blood-spattered activity. Set these brutal carnal accounts to music that "makes your teeth curl", they warn Phil Sutcliffe, "and it can make you feel quite ill."
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