Although it was originally released back in 2000, I only just came across PJ Harvey’s “Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea” a few months ago. Since then I’ve played it almost every day on my commute to and from work without once getting bored of it — it’s been my soundtrack for 2006 to date.

The stand-out 5-star tracks for me are “One Line” and “The Whores Hustle and the Hustlers Whore,” but almost every track on the album is worth a solid 3 or 4 stars. The only weak point for me is “This Mess We’re In,” which to my ears is ruined by Tom Yorke’s irritating whining.

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