I'm normally not one to talk about production making or breaking an album, but in this case, the production absolutely makes this album. I'm not a PJ Harvey superfan, but I just love the way this album sounds. Steve Albini famously downplayed his role as a producer (to the point where he didn't even refer to himself as a producer), but the man was a true genius. In a world where everything is hyper-compressed, the dynamics of this album are incredible and make it sound like a million bucks. The title track, "Man-Size" and "Yuri-G" are probably my favorites here, but there's a lot of solid tunes here. The Dylan cover is also a cool re-invention. 4 stars.