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PJ Harvey: What Makes Polly Scream?

Simon Reynolds, i-D, November 1993

PJ Harvey — the singer and the band — is the pop phenomenon of the year. Her emotional, bluesy primal screaming is the most challenging contemporary rock music you’re likely to hear, but the woman behind it remains an enigma.

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