PJ HARVEY
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
AVAILABLE MARCH 11 ON VINYL
AND
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS
AVAILABLE MARCH 11 ON
CD, VINYL, AND DIGITAL
BACK CATALOG
AVAILABLE ON VINYL IN 2020-2022
LISTEN TO THE DEMO VERSION OF “THE WHEEL” HERE
March 11 sees the reissue of the vinyl of THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT, the ninth studio album by PJ Harvey, alongside a collection of unreleased demos, which will be available on CD, vinyl, and digital through UMe/ Island.
Written during Harvey’s travels to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington DC with her frequent collaborator, photographer/ filmmaker Seamus Murphy, “The Hope Six Demolition Project” was then created in sessions open to the public as part of an art installation at Somerset House in London called Recording in Progress. The sessions were forty-five minutes each in length and lasted for a month, during which viewers could see Harvey making the album through one-way glass with Flood and John Parish.
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT topped the UK charts upon release, her first album to do so. It also charted highly in end-of-year roundups in the likes of Mojo, Q, Uncut, Chicago Tribune, Under the Radar, and many more.
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT is repressed on vinyl. Out March 11 on UMe/ Island. Preorder here
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on March 11 on UMe/ Island. Preorder here
LET ENGLAND SHAKE is repressed on vinyl. Out January 28 on UMe/ Island. Preorder here
LET ENGLAND SHAKE – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on January 28 on UMe/ Island. Preorder here
A WOMAN, A MAN, WALKED BY is repressed on vinyl. Out July 23, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here
WHITE CHALK is repressed on vinyl. Out June 25, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here
WHITE CHALK – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on June 25, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here
THE PEEL SESSIONS 1991-2004 is repressed on vinyl. Out May 28, 2021 on UMe/ Island. Order here
UH HUH HER is repressed on vinyl. Out April 30, 2021 on UMe/ Island. Order here
UH HUH HER – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on April 30, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA is repressed on vinyl. Out February 26, 2021 on UMe/ Island. Order here.
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on February 26, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here.
IS THIS DESIRE? is repressed on vinyl. Out January 29, 2021, on UMe/ Island. Order here
IS THIS DESIRE? – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on January 29 on UMe/ Island. Order here
DANCE HALL AT LOUSE POINT is repressed on vinyl. Out November 13 on UMe/ Island. Order here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE is repressed on vinyl. Out September 11 on UMe/ Island. Order here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on September 11 on UMe/ Island. Order here
RID OF ME is repressed on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1993. Out August 21 on UMe/Island. Order here.
4-TRACK DEMOS is also reissued on stand-alone vinyl from August 21 on UMe/Island. Order here.
DRY – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on July 24 on UMe/Island Records. Order here.
DRY (studio album) is available on Too Pure/Beggars Archive on vinyl on July 24. Order here.
Praise for THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
“It all builds masterfully to a powerful, closing one-two punch” – 4/4, Chicago Tribune
“Deeply melodic…Harvey is again sweeping up sonic history and weaving it into a pattern of her own making” – 5 stars, Record Collector
“A triumph” – 4 stars, Guardian
“The end result is a heavyweight tour de force, and Polly Harvey’s most fully-realised album to date” – 4 stars, Q
Notes to Editors:
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
Release date: March 11th 2022
Label: UMeC/Island
Territory: World
Format: 1LP
UPC: 00602507254148
Catalog Number:0725414
Repress on vinyl of the ninth PJ Harvey studio album, The Hope Six Demolition Project. Originally released in 2016, it features the singles “The Wheel” and “The Community Of Hope.”
LP Info
- 1LP, 180g black vinyl
- Full-color gatefold outer sleeve on special ‘Munken’ board stock
- Printed inner sleeve with lyrics
- Folded poster of PJ Harvey featuring a photograph taken by Maria Mochnacz
LP Tracklist
Side A:
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
Side B
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS
Release date: March 11th 2022
Label: UMe/Island
Territory: World
Format: 1LP
UPC: 00602507254193
Catalog Number:0725419
Collection of unreleased demos written for the ninth PJ Harvey studio album The Hope Six Demolition Project, originally recorded in London and Dorset in 2012, including demos of ‘The Wheel’ and ‘The Community Of Hope.’ Features brand new artwork with cover art based on a drawing by Polly Jean Harvey, plus previously unseen photos by Maria Mochnacz and Seamus Murphy. The artwork is overseen by Michelle Henning with Rob Crane. Mastering by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering, under the guidance of longtime PJ Harvey producer John Parish.
LP Info
- 1LP, 180g black vinyl
- Full-color outer sleeve, with printed inner sleeve
- Artwork includes previously unseen drawings and photos
LP Tracklist
SIDE 1
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
SIDE 2
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
Format: 1CD
UPC: 00602507254209
Catalog Number:0725420
CD Info:
- Gatefold outer sleeve
- Printed inner sleeve
CD Tracklist
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
Format: Digital
UPCs: 00602507254216 (SD – 16bit/44.1kHz)
00602507401160 (MFiT)
00602507401177 (HD – 24bit/96kHz)
Digital Info
- 11-track digital release in standard definition, MFiT, and HD formats
Digital Tracklist
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
UMe/Island have announced a comprehensive reissue campaign which will see PJ Harvey’s back catalog, plus her two albums in collaboration with John Parish, released on vinyl from 2020 to 2022. For the first time, each of PJ Harvey’s accompanying album demos will be available as a stand-alone album on CD, vinyl, and digital
This catalog project will celebrate every aspect of Harvey’s recording career and provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of a singular and extraordinary artist.