Re issue of the original 1998 album Is This Desire?
Is This Desire? finds Harvey delivering on the promise of her earlier albums: without losing any of the rage of her earlier, more guitar-driven work, she further refines her psychotic tales of obsession and despair, all the while laying down a sonic groundwork which is always experimental and unexpected, including a heavy dose of electronica. Harvey's trademark whisper-to-a-scream vocal style is present throughout is this desire. The Sky Lit Up sees a casual, almost spoken vocal erupt slowly into an otherworldy wail, accented perfectly by wild guitar textures.
Catherine is a sublime, evocative ballad, whose vitriolic lyrics are juxtaposed against a soft, rolling backing track. The Garden skips along at a determined pace, with keyboard textures and swelling strings making it a quintessential PJ Harvey composition: haunting, angry and thoroughly unusual.
Tracklist
| A1 | Angelene | |
| A2 | The Sky Lit Up | |
| A3 | The Wind | |
| A4 | My Beautiful Leah | |
| A5 | A Perfect Day Elise | |
| A6 | Catherine | |
| B1 | Electric Light | |
| B2 | The Garden | |
| B3 | Joy | |
| B4 | The River | |
| B5 | No Girl So Sweet | |
| B6 | Is This Desire? |
Island Records - 0898528
