First released in 2000 · Album: Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
About the song
“This Is Love” first appeared on PJ Harvey’s 2000 album Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, before its 2001 single release. A blunt guitar figure introduces a particularly direct and physical performance.
Sound and arrangement
Harvey’s vocal is closely connected to the instrumental rhythm, alternating short declarations with broader sung phrases. Guitar, bass and drums keep the arrangement lean, giving the central riff plenty of weight.
Listening closely
Listen for how the vocal changes its emphasis over the repeated instrumental pattern. The song’s movement comes from delivery, attack and small shifts in texture rather than from a complicated sequence of sections.
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