PJ Harvey To Release Short Film Collection DVD To Accompany 'Let England Shake' Album
Thursday, 01 December 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
The short films created by Seamus Murphy to accompany each of the 12 tracks on PJ Harvey's 'Let England Shake' will be released on DVD on 12th December 2011.
Award-winning war reportage photographer Seamus Murphy travelled across England to create a complete visual accompaniment to Harvey’s album, combining his observations on England with images from his work in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East, places referred to by Harvey on Let England Shake. The DVD includes a previously unseen film for the track ‘England’ as well as notes from Murphy on the making of each film.
'Let England Shake', PJ Harvey's eighth studio album, was released to critical acclaim in February 2011 becoming the fastest selling album of her career. The record was awarded the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for Album of the Year, distinguishing Harvey as the first artist to win the award for a second time.
'Let England Shake' full DVD track-listing is as follows:
1. Let England Shake
2. The Last Living Rose
3. The Glorious Land
4. The Words That Maketh Murder
5. All And Everyone
6. On Battleship Hill
7. England
8. In The Dark Places
9. Bitter Branches
10. Hanging In The Wire
11. Written On The Forehead
12. The Colour Of The Earth
13. England (Solo Version)
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Award-winning war reportage photographer Seamus Murphy travelled across England to create a complete visual accompaniment to Harvey’s album, combining his observations on England with images from his work in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Middle East, places referred to by Harvey on Let England Shake. The DVD includes a previously unseen film for the track ‘England’ as well as notes from Murphy on the making of each film.
