every review i have read on it leads me to believe its not prime pj definitely not a crowning achievement or a pinnacle album.i was so expecting so much out of it cos she is one of my fave artists of all time-one critic compared its similarity with uh huh her whearas other people were saying is this desire and i heard it doesnt really have chorus's .anyone hear it in its entirety yet?

IT. IS. AMAZING.

What reviews did you read?

Rolling Stone gave it an absolutely excellent review and so did Spin and some other little music magazines.

It is so different from all her other stuff. She plays a piano on the whole thing, the whole album.

The album is bleak and sad and romantic and SO beautiful. The songs are gorgeous. It makes me think of like, lost loves and cemeteries and tombstones and bunnies haha.

I think it is an absolutely beautiful album. I had downloaded it from someone on here and I will buy it when it comes out in the U.S.

I'm a huge PJ fan and I think this might be my favorite album of hers.

I wouldn't call it a let down. It's not my favourite by her (I like her best in Stories), but it's a good album for something so solemn.

I haven't heard it yet. But I wanna. So bad. I am going to a town with music stores and everything next week. Will it be in them yet?

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Originally Posted by LaBellaVita
The last **** I saw, was so ****ing ugly it literally sent me into a depression. I became suicidal for a week.

actualy [sic] I have quite a blessed life if I'm honest. I have many people to love, hate few and have few money problem's [sic].... What more does a person need? Oh yeah and I have some kind of humbleness unlike you of course ^_^ ~ CarefulCarpenter

From an interview with PJ Harvey in the Guardian...

Personally, I think this album is a grower. Yes, it's quieter than her old work, and less catchy than Stories... but it's still beautiful, and very moving. It probably won't pull in that many new fans, but for people who are already familar with PJ Harvey it's a real treat.