Notable for inveigling other short stars onto her albums at short notice (hello, Thom Yorke), Dorset's most famous girl is most notable by her stature. Not for her the louche leg-on-monitor stance of your Courtney Loves, or the lanky wankdancing of your Alanis Morrissettes. Nay! Not many can hide behind ES-335 guitars, but Polly Jean Harvey makes instrumental   camouflage a part of her act; and pulls it off very nicely, thanks. Originally thought to be anorexic and troubled, the girl's grown into her tininess; seemingly smaller and lovelier as her career gets bigger and bigger, snaring promethean rockers like Nick Cave with her wee chiseled cheeks. A huge voice, a gigantic career and muchos physical appeal - all in an ickle package. A fifty foot queenie? Nay; a five-foot goddess. Oh yeah, she gave me the eye, too. LM

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