I have been a long time fan of PJ Harvey, bought all of her previous cds and seen her live 3 times. I understand that musicians develop, change their pace, musical styles, and explore new sounds etc... This CD however as far as I am concerned is not a good direction for her. There is more than a handful of musicians out there now who do music similar to this, but much better. If you are a long time fan, I would recommend listening to it somehow before blindly buying it.