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A+Details Lead Performance: P.J. Harvey; Genre: Rock
The American debut of British singer-songwriter Polly Jean Harvey is a scorching portrait of the dark side of the female psyche. In ''Oh My Lover,'' the singer, stripped of dignity, literally begs for attention; in the concussive ''Sheela-Na-Gig,'' a man ridicules a woman's pride in her body. Harvey redeems her disturbing subject matter with cathartic vocals and her own caustic guitar and violin playing. Dry is an uncompromising work of exhilarating, cauterizing beauty. A+
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