PJ Harvey - Is This Desire ?

PJ Harvey's Is This Desire (1998) has a lot more going for it than the Songs ... (2000) I listened to yesterday.  ... Desire is an intriguing mixture of harsh, industrial sounding tracks and solemn ballads that are drenched in a otherworldly, almost biblical (or is it post-apocalyptic) atmosphere. And yet it forms a compelling whole. Beyond the grungy clamour there is an undercurrent that is meditative and resigned but also prophetic, mysterious, full of anxious anticipation. When I listen to this music I'm always reminded of the inimitable mood of Stanley Spencer's early paintings. Lovely album. I'm looking forward to her new work, Let England Shake, to be released in just a couple of weeks.