PJ Harvey shares playlist, reveals that she’s working on new music
PJ Harvey has shared a playlist of songs that inspire her, and revealed that she is working on a new album and new book.
On New Year’s Eve (31 December), PJ Harvey took to Instagram to share a playlist of music that she says she has found “inspiring and strengthening”. Reflecting on the end of touring her 2023 album I Inside the Old Year Dying through Australia and Japan back in March, she notes that she has since been writing music for her upcoming album and poems for her upcoming book, both of which are yet to be announced.
“2025 saw the end of the 'l Inside the Old Year Dying' tour in Australia and Japan in March. The two-year tour was such a wonderful experience to have been a part of, and I hugely enjoyed being able bring the music to life in a shared experience,” the post reads.
“Since then I have been writing songs for my next album and poems for my next book, which is a process that always surprises and challenges me, but one I realise I am committed to and love.”
“Here is a playlist of music l've been listening to this year and that I have found inspiring and strengthening.”
“I wish you a happy and peaceful year ahead, and thank you for your support.“
Check out the list of songs on her playlist below:
1. Sean Shine – "LAD II: The Slow Melody”
2. Clarissa Connelly – “Wee Rosebud”
3. Xenia Pestova-Bennett feat. Ligeti Quartet – “Actinium”
4. Seán Mac Erlaine feat. Jan Bang Eivind Aarset – “Winter Flat Map”
5. Kali Malone & Stephen O'Malley – “Siren Song”
6. Brendan Eder Ensemble feat. Ethan Haman – “Ending”
7. Nils Frahm – “Canton”
8. Robbie Basho – “Walla Walla”
9. Claire M. Singer – “56.9500°N, 3.2667°W”
10. Benjamin Fulwood – “Willows & Rushes”
11. Shida Shahabi – “Aestus”
12. Joanne Robertson feat. Oliver Coates – “Gown”
13. Colleen – “Night Looping: Movement III”
14. Bayaka Pygmies – “Women Sing in the Forest”
15. Tim Hecker – “Icesynth”
16. Bendik Giske – “Rise & Fall (Beatrice Dillon Mix)”
17. Laura Cannell – “The Boundaries of Day & Night”
18. Jed Kurzel – “Paradise”
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