Last night, LA grooved to the ritual charisma of Nick Cave's Grinderman. Today we keep on grooving to one of Cave's musical fellow travelers, PJ Harvey, who has just released the first peek at her upcoming album Let England Shake.

It's gonna brighten up your day. Ms. Polly Jean is still doing what she does best: surprising us again and again with her polymorphous talent.

This time there's a David Byrne/Brian Eno vibe, but she wonders through her own private bush of ghosts. A thing of wonder.

Listen:

Written On The Forehead by pjharvey

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