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PJ Harvey on how she turned her epic poem 'Orlam' into a potent new album

All Songs Considered

CHAPTER

Orlam: A Poly-Harvey Record

I was thinking about your voice on this record and how it does reach a new place, but it carries with it the voices you've given us in the past. I wondered if you had Almanac's in mind or other sort of books of ritual in a sense. And I think also in putting together the album, I wanted to try and find a soundscape that carried some of that magical unknown in it. PJ Harvey: "We're all very, very interested in continuing to discover new things and create new sounds"

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