Is This Desire?

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One of the most important elements of this personal growth was Harvey deciding to be kinder to herself. “You come to a point where you have to allow yourself to like yourself a bit more,” she told The Times. “I used to feel I didn’t deserve it. That was always seeing the negative again. Now I have learned to say it’s all right to like yourself.” As for how she was able to get to this point, she cited age (“One develops a much larger perspective on life”) but also life’s vicissitudes. “There has been a lot of death around me, people I know. But there have been quite a few births around, too — friends of mine having children. That broadens your horizons. It has allowed me to see what is worth worrying about and what isn’t.” I was doing a lot of emotional work [when she began studio sessions in 1997],” she shared on an interview disc that accompanied Desire. Her self-reflection reached the point where she had to abandon the sessions for a while: “I just wanted to stop, and start looking at my life as Polly, rather than my life as a songwriter.” By the time recording resumed in spring 1998, she’d devised a way to convey “life as Polly” without the danger of completely exposing herself. Thompson, Stephen (29 March 2002). "PJ Harvey: Is This Desire?". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 22 December 2015. a b Weingarten, Marc (2 October 1998). "Is This Desire?". Entertainment Weekly. No.452. p.74. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015 . Retrieved 21 February 2009.

RPM Alternative 30 – November 2, 1998" (PDF). RPM. Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved 23 June 2012. Is This Desire? (CD). PJ Harvey. Island Records. 1998. LC 0407. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Leah” proved a turning point. She began therapy while continuing to work on the record, and her growing understanding of herself crept onto Is This Desire?. She composed on a keyboard rather than her usual guitar, which affected her process: hunched over a small portable keyboard, she found herself writing “more thoughtfully.” i think that the sylvan imagery/natural setting is a metaphor. the characters desire each other in a primative way; the fact that they're building a fire, that they're in trees, walking on sunsets, barefoot, etc, helps to show the carnical nature of their desire for each other.Woodhouse, Alan (12 September 2005). "PJ Harvey: London Shepherd's Bush Empire". NME . Retrieved 22 December 2015. the name joe(seph) is mentioned in the album in previous songs; those songs being, "the garden," and "perfect day, elise." Fowler, Shan. "PJ Harvey: Is This Desire?". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 14 October 2000 . Retrieved 27 June 2016.

This Mess We’re In is a fabulous song – beautifully muted, the music evokes dusk settling on a city – but even if it wasn’t, it would make it on to this list by dint of requiring guest vocalist Thom Yorke to sing the line “Night and day I dream of makin’ love to you now, baby”. 41 Send His Love to Me (1995) She eventually got help from bandmate John Parish and video/art director Maria Mochnacz, who moved her into their basement.British album certifications – PJ Harvey – Is This Desire?". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 13 August 2018.