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Make way for a new addition to that list of most anticipated records of 2008. Polly Jean Harvey's next musical endeavor will be a proper follow-up to 1996's Dance Hall at Louse Point, her unduly underappreciated meet-up with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Parish.

According to a MySpace post, Harvey and Parish are set to enter the studio this month, joined by Harvey's frequent collaborator Eric Drew Feldman (also a member of Captain Beefheart's Magic Band), Autolux's Carla Azar, and Giovanni Ferrario. If it works anything like Louse Point, Parish will handle the music, while Harvey will tackle the words.

The disc can be expected before the end of 2008, and sessions should wrap just in time for PJ Harvey's mid-February tour of Australia and New Zealand. Harvey has also scheduled a lone date in Rome on March 9.

PJ Harvey:

02-13 Auckland, New Zealand - Civic Theatre
02-15 Sydney, Australia - Sydney Opera House
02-17 Brisbane, Australia - Concert Hall
02-20 Melbourne, Australia - Hamer Hall
02-22 Perth, Australia - Concert Hall
03-09 Rome, Italy - Parco Della Musica