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Watch PJ Harvey's "The Orange Monkey" video

In support of her new album, The Hope Six Demolition Project, PJ Harvey has released two music videos that draw the focus away from her person and onto the every-day realities of the people of Kosovo and Washington D.C. Now, Polly Jean has premiered the final video in her and director Seamus Muprhy’s documentary/video trilogy, “The Orange Monkey,” which focuses on life in Afghanistan. The video features footage gathered from the pair’s travels through Kabul, Parwan, Nangarhar and Helmand provinces.

Murphy, speaking to the Gaurdian, has this to say:

I try to reflect the song’s tune and mood, which means tapping into emotion. I find emotion a truer compass than intellect when it comes to finding images and creating sequences for music. The Orange Monkey has warm, earthen colours with a pleasant, unrushed feel to it. There’s an underlying melancholy, which is leavened by the strength and energy of the Afghan people. We know there is tragedy but what we see is resilience.

Check out the video, below.

PJ Harvey will play NYC’s Terminal 5 in August (sold out), one of only two North American shows she’ll perform this year.

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