For months I had been reading rumblings of the possible release of a new PJ Harvey album this year, and for a while it just seemed like wishful thinking until an announcement last week on her website citing news that i’ve been waiting for all year. It’s coming folks and it’s called White Chalk, the eighth studio album from Polly Jean. No word yet on a US release, but our friends over in the UK will be getting this lovely gem on September 24 via Island. I’ve heard rumors that it will be piano-based, which would be amazing but we’ll have to wait and see.
Words can’t express how excited I am about this news. Here’s the official word from her website along with tracklisting for White Chalk.
Well…we can confirm that there will be a new album from Polly this year…in fact September 24th is the actual date. We can also confirm that the album, produced by Polly, Flood & John Parish, will be titled White Chalk and features musical contributions from long time associate, Eric Drew Feldman, and also Jim White of the Dirty Three.
White Chalk
01. “The Devil”
02. “Dear Darkness”
03. “Grow Grow Grow”
04. “When Under Ether”
05. “White Chalk”
06. “Broken Harp”
07. “Silence”
08. “To Talk To You”
09. “The Piano”
10. “Before Departure”
11. “The Mountain”
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