Andrew wrote:I feel a bit uncool as I only have LES. It's really enjoyable though, dark, catchy, well-written.
I dunno. From what I've seen of it, White Chalk seems really interesting, but I don't have it. Any reccommendations?
Don't feel uncool, you're already cool for having it.
WARNING: HERE BEGINS ANOTHER ONE OF MY PJ-HARVEY-IS-AWESOME-AND-I-CAN'T-STOP-TALKING EPISODES
White Chalk is indeed interesting, though I wouldn't put it in my top 5 albums by her,
it is hard to recommend just one though because I love every single one, they're all so different and great.
quick rundown:
1.
Dry - debut album so it's got that rough sound but some experimentation with styles
2.
Rid of Me - really loud and harsh, guitar and drums, she says "Good Lord" a lot
3.
To Bring You My Love - first one without the "trio", bluesy, dark, also this was my intro to her
4.
Is This Desire? - my absolute favorite, more experimental, dark atmosphere, gorgeous
5.
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea - her "pop" album, really lush sounds, NYC inspired
6.
Uh Huh Her - kinda sums up (or exaggerates) her image, all recorded and produced by herself kinda has a "demo" sound, I really love this one too
7.
White Chalk - totally abandons the UHH image, piano yay
If you like LES, though, I'd say to go with
Is This Desire?, LES is kind of like some combination of ITD and White Chalk ("Hanging in the Wire" = White Chalk type song with ITD atmosphere).
ITD's really dark and moody and has the greatest songs I think she's ever written, see
Catherine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Nyoy9Q0GcA Perfect Day Elise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3tD9EPOEik&ob=av2nJoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnpbRDPPZIE