PJ Harvey records new album in London gallery studio

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The slender 45-year-old rocker, wearing headphones and black trouser suit, is surrounded by musicians and her longstanding producer Flood, an industry heavyweight who has worked with Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails and U2. The box-shaped studio is designed to accomodate an audience, and is built inside the neo-classical arts centre of Somerset House on the bank of London & #039;s River Thames. & quot;I was looking for a space to record in London and knew I didn & #039;t want it to be a conventional recording studio, & quot; the singer said in an interview for a handbook that accompanies the & quot;Recording in Progress & quot; project, a collaboration with artistic production company Artangel. Harvey explained that her songs often take on the atmosphere of the recording space, and the & quot;resonance & quot; of Somerset House -- originally a Tudor palace that later housed the Royal Navy command and tax office -- chimes with some of the album & #039;s historical themes.
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