Bleep

If PJ Harvey can craft masterfully vitriolic indie rock in the studio, it stands to reason that the rawness of her demos can only be further drenched by her fury. Recorded from 1991-1992, 4-Track Demos features tantalising early cuts from her 1993 LP Rid of Me, as well as a slew of unreleased tracks, performed with all the garage rock glory of Harvey’s classic three-piece band set-up. ‘Rid Of Me’ simmers with terse dread, as Harvey gnarls her way through the bedsit punk of ‘Reeling’ and ‘Driving’, accompanied by little more than a wiry electric guitar and an ominous backing vocal.