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A Woman a Man Walked By
Rock · 2009 · 10 tracks · 38m

A Woman a Man Walked By

PJ Harvey

A volatile collaboration defined by jagged guitar work and theatrical vocal shifts. It moves from anthemic grunge to unhinged, experimental folk-tales.

March 27, 2009 · Island Records

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A volatile mix of dark humor, visceral aggression, and haunting folk vulnerability.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 38m
01
Black Hearted Love
4:40
02
Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen
3:35
03
Leaving California
3:56
04
The Chair
2:29
05
April
4:41
06
A Woman a Man Walked By / The Crow Knows Where All the Little Children Go
4:47
07
The Soldier
3:55
08
Pig Will Not
3:50
09
Passionless, Pointless
4:19
10
Cracks in the Canvas
1:54
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition in the title track where the music collapses into a frantic, spoken-word nightmare about a 'chicken-livered' man.
The soaring, distorted guitar hook of 'Black Hearted Love' that feels like a return to 90s alternative grandeur.
The fragile, high-register vulnerability of 'Leaving California' that contrasts sharply with the album's more aggressive outbursts.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does A Woman a Man Walked By sound next to the rest of PJ Harvey's catalogue?

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Intense saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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