Nuggets of the Future (?)

Here’s PJ Harvey and her band playing “Dress” on The Late Show, which I think is the British program Jools Holland hosts and not the American one with David Letterman. The real reason I’m posting this version instead of the MTV video is because I’ve always thought that this song has more power and intensity live than in the studio version. It’s missing the violin overdub, but the guitars and vocals are a lot harsher, and I think that’s awesome. The section after the song’s final chorus is particularly devastating here.