Harvey triumphed over other nominated records from the likes of Radiohead, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Josh T Pearson, and has spoken of her delight at receiving further recognition for an album packed with beautifully crafted, emotionally charged songwriting.
“I’m very pleased to get the Uncut Music Award 2011, and it strengthens my desire to carry on pursuing the avenues of work I have been for the last 20 years,” she said. “It strengthens my conviction to always trust my instincts and to continue to do work of meaning and importance, in some way.”
“I’m quite far into working on what will become my next body of work, and again my desire of wanting to learn continues to unfold. I began working on my next piece the moment I finished recording ‘Let England Shake’ over a year ago. I’m well into that next project already”.
Back in September, Harvey became the first musician to win the Mercury Music Prize on two separate occasions, with ‘Let England Shake’ following up her first win in 2001.