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| Details / Tracklist: |
1.1 Devil1.2 Dear Darkness1.3 Grow Grow Grow1.4 When Under Ether1.5 White Chalk1.6 Broken Harp1.7 Silence1.8 To Talk to You1.9 Piano1.10 Before Departure1.11 Mountain1.12 Splash Page Live Link |
 | | Description: | UK digipak pressing of the 2007 album from the British singer/songwriter features a bonus 'splash page live link'. White Chalk is PJ Harvey's eighth album. The eleven songs were recorded in West London and co-produced by Harvey, Flood and John Parish. The album features performances from Eric Drew Feldman and Jim White of the Dirty Three. Island.Comes in Card Slip Case which contains another cardboard sleeve with disc.
"Special Edition" sticker on original seal.
Enhanced with Splash Page and web link to an exclusive video of PJ Harvey talking about creating the album. PC and Mac compatible.
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? &© 2007 Universal Island Records. Ltd.
"White Chalk" is a haunting and intimate studio album by PJ Harvey, presented here in the CD format by the renowned label Island. Moving away from her earlier, guitar-driven alternative rock, Harvey crafts a sparse, piano-centered work that feels like a collection of ghostly chamber songs. The arrangements are deliberately minimalistic: fragile piano motifs, subtle percussion, and Harvey's voice pushed into an eerie, high register. Lyrically, the album explores themes of memory, loss, and unsettled pasts, evoking bleak coastal landscapes and Victorian-tinged atmospheres. "White Chalk" rewards focused listening, drawing the listener into a quiet yet emotionally intense sound world that stands apart from mainstream rock and pop.
Island, the manufacturer and label behind this release, is one of the most respected names in modern music history. Known for its openness to artistic experimentation, Island has built a legacy by supporting distinctive voices and genre-defining albums across rock, pop, reggae, and beyond. Its catalog includes numerous groundbreaking releases that have shaped contemporary music culture, and "White Chalk" fits perfectly into this tradition of fostering ambitious, unconventional records.
PJ Harvey is one of the most acclaimed and influential singer-songwriters of her generation. Emerging in the early 1990s, she quickly gained a reputation for her intense, emotionally charged songs and her ability to reinvent her sound from album to album. Throughout her career, she has received multiple prestigious awards and nominations, including Mercury Prize wins, and is widely celebrated for landmark albums that helped define alternative rock. With "White Chalk," she once again demonstrates her artistic courage, stripping away rock's usual power in favor of stark, haunting intimacy that has been praised by critics and devoted fans alike. | | | No. of tracks: |
12 |
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1747946 |
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