PJ Harvey Announces Release Date of New Album, Plans Total Domination of European Festival Circuit
Also plans appearances at Yves Saint Laurent, Lancôme counters

After spending the past four years out of the spotlight, PJ Harvey plans to make a grand re-entrance in May with the release of her seventh full-length, Uh Hu Her. The album follows the Pretenders-esque Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, which just-narrowly missed Billboard's Top 40 albums chart upon its release in October of 2000, and won her the U.K.'s prestigious Mercury Music Prize.

As previously reported, the questionably titled new release was largely a solo affair: Harvey self-produced, and played all of the instruments, save the percussion, which was tackled by longtime collaborator Rob Ellis. This marks a departure from previous albums, which saw her accompanied by throngs of session players and producers, with the exception of her first two releases, which were recorded as a trio with bandmates Ellis and bassist Steve Vaughn, and produced by the ubiquitous Steve Albini. Uh Hu Her is slated for a May 31st release in the UK, with a Stateside street date to follow on June 8th via Island Records. Additionally, the album will be preceded by a single for the album's fifth cut, "The Letter", on May 17th. Tracklist:

01 The Life and Death of Mr. Badmouth
02 Shame
03 Who the Fuck?
04 The Pocket Knife
05 The Letter
06 The Slow Drug
07 No Child of Mine
08 Cat on the Wall
09 You Come Through
10 It's You
11 The End
12 The Desperate Kingdom of Love

Harvey has also planned a slew of festival appearances to take place in Europe over the summer, including London's Glastonbury, Scotland's T in the Park, Spain's Primavera Sound, Holland's Music in My Head, and several others. More are expected to be announced in the coming days, with a U.S. tour rumored to be in the works for late summer. Dates:

04-19 Lyon, France - Fourvières Festival
05-29 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-10 Amsterdam, Holland - Heineken Music Hall
06-11 The Hague, Holland - Music In My Head Festival
06-23 Paris, France - The Zenith
06-25 London, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-26 Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-27 Germany - Southside Festival
07-04 Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-10 Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-11 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park Festival

PJ Harvey: http://www.pjharvey.net