"Let England Shake" PJ Harvey winner of the Barclaycard Mercury Prize

Congratulations to PJ Harvey who was recently announced as winner of the 2011 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year with her eighth studio album, Let England Shake (Island). When it was nominated. Harvey said, “I am thankful for this recognition of my work, and look forward to finally being able to attend the event in person in September.” This was Harvey’s fourth nomination; she was previously nominated for Rid of Me in 1993 and To Bring You My Love in 1995, and in 2001 she won the award with Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea. She accepted the award from her hotel room in Washington DC on September 11, 2001. This latest nomination also marked 10 years since she became the first female to win the Mercury prize and Harvey now stands alongside Radiohead as the most nominated artist in the prize’s history. Released in February, Let England Shake is the fastest selling record of Harvey’s career featuring long-standing collaborators Flood, John Parish, Mick Harvey and Jean-Marc Butty. On release, Let England Shake received 10 out of 10 in the NME, “this deathly sombre but sweetly sung anti war record might just be Polly’s most affecting and impressive work so far”.  Earlier this year, PJ Harvey received the Outstanding Contribution to Music at the NME Awards.
Mercury Music Prize 2011 - http://www.mercuryprize.com/
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