Three years have passed between Polly Jean Harvey's third album To Bring You My Love and her new record Is This Desire ?. The tour that followed her previous CD demolished her and forced her to slow down for a while. And it sounds like the period of reflection did her good, because on Is This Desire? Harvey sounds as usual and better. The ingredients known from her previous albums are all present
… again: her flexible, occasionally distorted voice and the often ominous songs due to her recitation and 'heavy' lyrics. The restrained tension can be felt this time by the arrangements based less on guitars and more on sampled (dance) beats, synthesizer sounds and heavy (bass) guitar riffs. Highlights on this beautiful album are the modest Angelene, The Wind (with ), A Perfect Day Elise and The River. (WvdZ)more
