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PJ Harvey Releases 'Voyager,' Her First New Music Since 2023

An orchestral single written in the imagined voice of Voyager 2 for Brian Cox’s Emergence project signals progress toward a new album.

Overview

  • The single was released on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and marks PJ Harvey’s first new music since her 2023 album I Inside the Old Year Dying.
  • Harvey wrote the song in the imagined voice of Voyager 2 and quotes Carl Sagan’s description of Earth as a “pale blue dot.”
  • Professor Brian Cox invited Harvey to contribute to his Emergence project and she sent him a voice memo that shaped the song’s Voyager framing.
  • Harvey worked with composer Dario Marianelli on an orchestral arrangement and recorded the track with a full orchestra at Miraval Studios in Provence.
  • Partisan Records issued the single and the release is described by Harvey as part of the ongoing work toward an as‑yet unannounced new album.