The 2000 album that saw PJ Harvey attempt to write “perfect pop songs” but fall flatPJ Harvey has always been a restless and truly creative artist, constantly looking for a new, fresh sound and pushing herself to new heights by setting herself new challenges. “I felt like I got lost around that record”, she told Mojo in 2008, “I wanted to try writing lots of perfect pop songs. Pop music isn’t where my heart is at.” Or maybe it’s the song that comes next, ‘A Place Called Home’, but then again, you could hardly call it a pop song, either (and you certainly couldn’t call it perfect). Everything about the albums suited the songs.