BBC 6 MUSIC Thursday 10 February 2011
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Album Of The Day + – PJ Harvey's Let England Shake
Thursday 10 February
Throughout the day on BBC 6 MUSIC


BBC 6 Music presents Let England Shake, the new album from critically acclaimed singer/songwriter PJ Harvey. Tracks from her hotly anticipated album will be played in each show through the day and Polly Jean herself is in conversation with Steve Lamacq from 4pm.

As an extension to the station's Album Of The Day concept, where a different album, old or new, is played throughout the day, 6 Music's Album Of The Day + aims to exclusively showcase a soon-to-be-released album by a key 6 Music artist. Albums previously featured include Massive Attack's Heligoland and MGMT's Congratulations.

Steve Lamacq
Thursday 10 February
4.00-7.00pm BBC 6 MUSIC


Steve Lamacq catches up with the ever-enigmatic PJ Harvey on the inspiration behind her latest album, Let England Shake. In an in-depth chat with Steve, Harvey delves into her need to continually cover new ground, her attempts to act as a frontline "song correspondent" for international conflicts and her love of the Dorset countryside. She also reveals her continued reluctance to revisit old ground and the importance of setting to the writing process.

Presenter/Steve Lamacq, Producer/Paul Sheehan

Steve Lamacq
- 09/02/2011
Folk songstress and master of atmospherics PJ Harvey joins Steve for an in depth interview on her new album 'Let England Shake' ahead of its release on Monday. In an exclusive Album of the Day+, which see 6 Music playing every track in full for the first time anywhere, Harvey talks frankly about her refusal to go over old ground, her sensitivity to current events and the possibility of acting as a 'song correspondent' on the frontline. She also talks of her love of the Dorset countryside.

Plus Steve meets another Good Day Bad Day caller to find out about their musical history and digs out another lost 45 from his extensive collection. Plus some more amazing music from the likes of The Faces, Faithless and The Futureheads.