Absolutely, I was first exposed to his work in 2013 when he released To See More Light and I was blown away, I had never heard anything like that before. (I was also lucky enough to see him live with a full ensemble when he performed his reworking of Górecki's 3rd Symphony.) I agree that film/TV/theatre scoring seems like an obvious meeting point for Polly and Colin, but as much as I enjoy ambient and instrumental pieces, I'd also love to hear her sing a proper song backed by his saxophone.

Also just wanted to say that I'm very glad that PJ's still posting these little playlists every few months and the increasingly-frequent inclusion of younger artists (Weyes Blood, Amen Dunes, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Connan Mockasin, Aldous Harding etc.) warms my heart. I remember back in 2011 when she was doing press for LES she used to say that she didn't find anything interesting in most contemporary music and only kept mentioning The Fall or Neil Young or The Doors when asked about her listening habits. I'm not sure who's responsible for showing her more current stuff, but I just love the idea of Polly putting on a record by Tirzah or Eartheater and vibing!

Playlist 14
I Dream of Jeannie

01. Stina Nordenstam: "I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair"
02. Here We Go Magic: "Alone But Moving"
03. Jed Kurzel: "Riding On"
04. SAULT / Michael Kiwanuka: "Bow"
05. Martin Phipps: "Simple Harp Variation no. 1"
06. Johnny Flynn / Robert Macfarlane: "Gods and Monsters"
07. Low: "Congregation"
08. Sleaford Mods: "I Don't Rate You"
09. Superstate / Graham Coxon / Valentina Pappalardo: "Yoga Town"
10. SAULT: "Stop Dem"
11. Shabazz Palaces: "An Echo from the Hosts That Profess Infinitum"
12. Tirzah: "Send Me"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5BOad ... e9Tta5g4un

The playlist is accompanied by Polly's ink drawing:

Playlist 15
The Child's Guide to Good and Evil

01. Them / Van Morrison: "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"
02. Duke Ellington: "Ase's Death"
03. Aldous Harding: "Old Peel"
04. Cat Power: "He War"
05. Nils Frahm / Peter Broderick: "Hammers"
06. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: "A Child's Guide to Good and Evil"
07. This Is the Kit / Mina Tindle: "Recommencer"
08. Alabaster dePlume: "Visit Croatia"
09. jung jaeil: "Way Back Then"
10. Cat Power: "Bad Religion"
11. Portishead: "The Rip"
12. Van Morrison: "And It Stoned Me"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7F7jt ... pDgzc7p2nq

The cover illustration is called 'Rooks' – water soluble charcoal pencil by PJ Harvey, taken from the cover of the upcoming book, 'Orlam':

Playlist 17
I Wanted to Leave

01. John Barry: "Theme from 'Romance for Guitar and Orchestra'"
02. Alabaster dePlume: "The Sound of My Feet on This Earth Is a Song to Your Spirit"
03. Low: "Words"
04. Miles Davis: "Génerique"
05. Jimmy Scott: "Sycamore Trees"
06. Mica Levi: "Blue Shit"
07. Cristobal Tapia De Veer: "What's Gonna Happen to Us?"
08. Tuulikki Bartosik: "Põhjarannik"
09. Shida Shahabi: "Futō"
10. Toumani Diabaté & Ballaké Sissoko: "Salaman"
11. SYML: "I Wanted to Leave"
12. Dean Blunt & TYSON: "PRESSED"
13. Mica Levi: "Wave"
14. The Pogues: "A Pair of Brown Eyes"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RXRv ... c4f17&go=1



Just gave it a listen and it's really beautifully curated - I mean, the Pogues' song at the end is a bit jarring compared to the tone of previous tracks but of course I understand why she included it.

Isnt that suppose to be playlist 16 ?

No, 16 was a playlist of "PJ HARVEY, JOHN PARISH AND FLOOD" but it hasn't been listed here.

Playlist 17
A Colour Field

01. Vangelis: "12 O'Clock"
02. Tim Hecker: "Total Garbage"
03. Jakob Bro, Palle Mikkelborg, Thomas Morgan, Jon Christensen: "Lyskaster"
04. Max Richter: "A Colour Field (Holocene)"
05. Alabaster DePlume: "Honeycomb"
06. Kaki King: "Rhyrhmic Tiny Sand Ball Patterns"
07. Shabaka: "Black Meeditation"
08. Heather Woods Broderick: "Caracol"
09. Oliver Coates: "Ultra Valid"
10. Bendik Giske: "Start"
11. Robbie Basho: Eagle Sails the Blue Diamond Waters"
12. Jeff Buckley: "Corpus Cristi Carol"
13. Oliver Coates: "90"
14. Jakob Bro, Palle Mikkelborg, Thomas Morgan, Jon Christensen: "Strands"