Let England Shake is the eighth studio record by PJ Harvey. Let England Shake was recorded in a 19th Century church in Dorset, on a cliff-top overlooking the sea. It was created with a cast of musicians comprising such long-standing allies as Flood, John Parish, and Mick Harvey. What is remarkable about Let England Shake is bound up with its music, its abiding atmosphere and in particular, its words. If Harvey's past work might seem to draw of direct emotional experience, this record is rather different. Its songs centre on both her home country, and events further afield in which it has embroiled itself. The lyrics return, time and again, to the matter of war, the fate of the people who must do the fighting, and events separated by whole ages, from Afghanistan to Gallipoli. The Record they make up is not a work of protest, nor of strait-laced social or political comment. It brims with the mystery and magnetism in which she excels. But her lyric-writing in particular has arrived at a new, breathtaking place, in which the human aspects of history are pushed to the foreground. Put simply, not many people make records like this.
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Artist: PJ HarveyAlbum: Let England Shake
Release Date: Feb 15, 2011
Label: Island
Producer: PJ Harvey, John Parish, Mick Harvey, Flood
Genre: Pop/Rock
Style: Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
Critic Review Scores
| Critic | Rating |
| GlideMag | 10 out of 10 |
| Spin | 9 out of 10 |
| TheSkinny | 8 out of 10 |
| Uncut | 8 out of 10 |
Track Listing
1. "Let England Shake" - 3:092. "The Last Living Rose" - 2:20
3. "The Glorious Land" - 3:34
4. "The Words That Maketh Murder" - 3:45
5. "All and Everyone" - 5:39
6. "On Battleship Hill" - 4:07
7. "England" - 3:09
8. "In the Dark Places" - 2:58
9. "Bitter Branches" - 2:29
10. "Hanging in the Wire" - 2:42
11. "Written on the Forehead" – 3:40
12. "The Colour of the Earth" - 2:32
Credits
Produced by Flood, John Parish, Mick Harvey & PJ HarveyMixed & Engineered by Flood
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