Let England Shake is a bitter elegy to an England spoiled by wars in her name and on her soil. With strains of familiar melodies and expansive instrumentation fierce and plaintive in its lament, Harvey conflates the personal and pastoral, rendering indistinguishable the damage done to her countryside and countrymen.
Reminds us of: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” | Dylan’s Time Out of Mind
Rating: 8.1