Elvis Costello has mentioned he thinks Steve Albini made PJ Harvey‘s ‘Rid Of Me’ album sound “like shit”.
Talking in a brand new interview, Costello mentioned seeing Harvey play the title monitor to her 1994 album, however then when he heard the ultimate model of her second LP he wasn’t impressed.
“I keep in mind seeing PJ on The Tonight Present. She stood there with only a guitar and did ‘Rid Of Me.’ It was like seeing Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig! So nice,” Costello informed Pitchfork. “After which I received the report, and it was nowhere close to pretty much as good, however it didn’t matter. For me, the report appears like shit.”
“That man,” he continued — referring to the album’s producer Steve Albini — “doesn’t know something about manufacturing. He could be the second-worst producer of a fantastic report after Jimmy Iovine, who completely fucked up Darkness On The Edge Of City. It appears like Bruce [Springsteen] is in a fucking shoe field stuffed with tissue paper.”
“And that’s why ‘4-Monitor Demos’ is 20 occasions the model of the songs on the album, when it comes to depth and intent,” Costello mentioned, referring to Harvey’s demo album that arrived 5 months after ‘Rid Of Me’. “What issues is her, what PJ is doing. There’s no one like her.”
PJ Harvey. CREDIT: Xavi Torrent/Redferns
Earlier this month, Elvis Costello and The Attractions released a new box set collection of their classic album, ‘Armed Forces’.
The enduring 1979 album’s reissue arrived on November 6 and contains demos, B-sides and 7 notebooks with new linear notes from Costello. In addition to this, the boxset additionally contains handwritten lyrics, uncommon pictures and 9 items of vinyl.
The brand new boxset was preceded by the discharge of Costello’s new album, ‘Hey Clockface’, which was launched on October 30.
The album options the chilling song ‘Newspaper Pane’, recorded after the coronavirus pandemic separated the singer-songwriter from his common collaborators.
Whereas the remainder of the songs on ‘Hey Clockface’ had been recorded in Helsinki and Paris, ‘Newspaper Pane’ was written and produced in New York by composer/arranger Michael Leonhart, with the assistance of guitarist Invoice Frisell, whereas Costello contributed his lyrics and vocals from a “westward hideout,” based on a press launch.
In the meantime, the David Lynch Foundation has announced details of a virtual benefit concert next month, that includes performances from the likes of Elvis Costello, Graham Nash, Sting and Kesha.
