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Dry
Rock · 1992 · 11 tracks

Dry

PJ Harvey

A jagged, bone-dry debut of punk-blues. Minimalist arrangements and visceral vocals create an atmosphere of intense, unvarnished intimacy.

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It's like a blues record that's been stripped of its skin and left out in the sun.

A parched, confrontational exploration of desire and discomfort delivered with skeletal precision.

Dry · vs · PJ Harvey
Raw+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Oh My Lover
4:03
02
O Stella
2:31
03
Dress
3:18
04
Victory
3:16
05
Happy and Bleeding
4:51
06
Sheela‐Na‐Gig
3:11
07
Hair
3:47
08
Joe
2:33
09
Plants and Rags
4:09
10
Fountain
3:54
11
Water
4:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, scratching guitar rhythm that opens Dress, mimicking the physical discomfort of the lyrics.
The sudden, soaring vocal leap in Sheela-Na-Gig that feels like a primal scream of defiance.
The haunting, skeletal cello arrangement on Plants and Rags that provides a jarring moment of stillness.
The way the drums on Water sound like they are being played in the room right next to you.
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