Rid of Me

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Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit PJ Harvey’s searing and monumental album from 1993.

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I asked her for water, she brought me gasoline," Howlin' Wolf once complained — now along come Polly Jean Harvey and Liz Phair bearing matches. "Douse hair with gasoline/Set it light and set it free," Harvey rhapsodizes on "Man-Size," from her second album, Rid of Me. "I clean the house/I put all your books in […]