PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016)

The Hope Six Demolition Project draws from several journeys undertaken by Harvey, who spent time in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington, D.C. over a four-year period. When I'm writing a song I visualise the entire scene. I can see the colours, I can tell the time of day, I can sense the mood, I can see the light changing, the shadows moving, everything in that picture. Gathering information from secondary sources felt too far removed for what I was trying to write about. I wanted to smell the air, feel the soil and meet the people of the countries I was fascinated with , says Harvey.

The album was recorded last year in residency at London s Somerset House. The exhibition, entitled Recording in Progress saw Harvey, her band, producers Flood and John Parish, and engineers working within a purpose-built recording studio behind one-way glass, observed throughout by public audiences.

TRACKLIST
01. The Community Of Hope
02. The Ministry Of Defence
03. A Line In The Sand
04. Chain Of Keys
05. River Anacostia
06. Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
07. The Orange Monkey
08. Medicinals
09. The Ministry Of Social Affairs
10 The Wheel
11 Dollar, Dollar