This new PJ Harvey album isn’t revealing itself to me on this first listen like her last two (for the record, I don’t think she will ever top Let England Shake); however, despite being a challenging listen, I can make out the shell of most of the songs here. It seems to be a grower type of an album.
Thanks man -- had not heard the cover, but that Bright Eyes riffage is so chonky that I can't hear it enough.
The other day I popped into FB for some regrettable reason and saw that someone had posted a ChatGPT generated version of the Star Spangled Banner in reverse. " Oh, the shadows we cast in twilight gloom, At the land that divides us, our hearts find no room. The stripes of discord, the fields of disdain, We March to the dissonance, a fractured refrain. With no gleaming stars, just darkness above, No unity we find, no binding love. Where freedom falters, and justice bends, In this shattered land, our hope descends. The flag of division,we unfurl high, A symbol of discord, where truth and trust die. No land of the free, no home of the brave, Only chains of discord, a nation enslaved." I tagged Frayle and said this was the lyrics to their next big top-40 hit. They replied to me with a black heart! Was giddy like a schoolgirl.
