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Uh Huh Her (Album) by PJ Harvey

Artist Biography For PJ Harvey

Polly Jean "PJ" Harvey Is An English Singer Songwriter And Musician. Primarily Known As A Vocalist And Guitarist She Is Also Proficient With A Wide Range Of Instruments. Harvey Began Her Career In 1988 When She Joined Local Band Automatic Dlamini As A Vocalist Guitarist And Saxophonist. The Band's Frontman John Parish Became Her Long-Term Collaborator. In 1991 She Formed An Eponymous Trio Called PJ Harvey And Subsequently Began Her Career As PJ Harvey. The Trio Released Two Studio Albums Called Dry 1992 And Rid Of Me 1993 Before Disbanding After Which Harvey Continued As A Solo Artist. Since 1995 She Has Released A Further Nine Studio Albums With Collaborations From Various Musicians Including Parish Former Bandmate Rob Ellis Mick Harvey And Eric Drew Feldman And Has Also Worked Extensively With Record Producer Flood. Among The Accolades Harvey Has Received Are Both The 2001 And 2011 Mercury Prize For Stories From The City Stories From The Sea 2000 And Let England Shake 2011 Respectively Making Her The Only Artist To Have Been Awarded The Prize Twice. She Has Also Garnered Eight Brit Award Nominations Seven Grammy Award Nominations And Two Further Mercury Prize Nominations. Rolling Stone Awarded Her Three Accolades 1992's Best New Artist And Best Singer Songwriter And 1995's Artist Of The Year. Rolling Stone Also Listed Rid Of Me To Bring You My Love And Stories From The City Stories From The Sea On Its List Of Their 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. In 2011 She Was Awarded For Outstanding Contribution To Music At The NME Awards. In The 2013 Birthday Honours She Was Appointed A Member Of The Order Of The British Empire MBE For Services To Music.

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Uh Huh Her Is The Sixth Studio Album By English Alternative Rock Musician PJ Harvey. The Album Was Written Recorded And Produced Over A Two-Year Period By The Singer-Songwriter Herself. She Also Played Every Instrument In The Album – A First From Harvey Since 4-Track Demos In 1993 – With The Exception Of The Final Drum Tracks Added By Long-Time Collaborator Rob Ellis. It Was Released On 31 May 2004 In The United Kingdom And On 8 June 2004 In The United States. To Support The Release Harvey Toured For Seven Months. She Performed In Various European Summer Festivals Such As Glastonbury And Opened For Morrissey In A Few Dates. During The Same Tour She Also Performed The Album's Unreleased Title-Track. Uh Huh Her Debuted And Peaked At Number 12 In The UK Albums Chart And Has Been Certified Silver By The BPI. It Became Harvey's Highest Charting Album To Date In The U.S. Peaking At Number 29 In The Billboard 200 And Had Sold More Than 135 000 Copies There As Of 2005 According To AskBillboard. Although It Charted Higher Than Stories From The City Stories From The Sea In Many Territories Uh Huh Her Failed To Achieve Its Predecessor Chart Longevity And Crossover Interest. The Album Received Largely Positive Reviews Upon Its Release Although There Was Some Criticism Towards Its Production. It Currently Holds A 79 Out Of 100 Metascore At Metacritic Based Upon 28 Reviews Indicating "Generally Favorable Reviews". Uh Huh Her Also Earned PJ Harvey Nominations To Awards Such As The Grammy Awards And The Brit Awards.