PJ Harvey looks to space on dreamy, lush new single 'Voyager'
The space-themed single was inspired by the NASA Voyager probes and Carl Sagan, and was recorded with a full orchestra.
- On June 24, 2026, Harvey released 'Voyager', her first new music since 2023's Grammy-nominated 'Inside The Old Year Dying', via Partisan Records.
- Physicist Professor Brian Cox requested the song for his 'Emergence' tour, prompting Harvey to adopt the 'voice' of the NASA probe Voyager to match the theme.
- Recorded with a full orchestra at Miraval Studios in Provence, the track features arrangements by Dario Marianelli and incorporates Carl Sagan's 'pale blue dot' from the Voyager Golden Record.
- Cox directed the accompanying music video alongside Nic Stacey, as the song contemplates humanity's small place in the universe through expanding string arrangements.
- Harvey is currently developing a new album and book, describing the creative process as one that 'always surprises and challenges me.
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Listen to new PJ Harvey song, ‘Voyager’ - Regional Media News
PJ Harvey has premiered a new song called "Voyager." The track was inspired by the 1977 NASA Voyager space probes and the Voyager Golden Record included in both of them, which was meant to introduce the people of Earth to any extraterrestrials that may discover it. "I was excited for the challenge to compose a song in the 'voice' of Voyager 2," Harvey says in a statement. "I have long been fascinated by the spacecraft and its journey, and asked …
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Hear PJ Harvey sing as the voice of the 'Voyager' spacecraft on new single.
PJ Harvey Returns With Cosmic New Track ‘Voyager’ Inspired by NASA Missions
PJ Harvey is sending a message from deep space. The British singer-songwriter has unveiled “Voyager,” a sweeping new track inspired by NASA’s legendary Voyager probes, which were launched in 1977 and continue their journeys nearly five decades later. Originally conceived during sessions for Harvey’s next album – details of which have yet to be announced – “Voyager” took on a new life after physicist Professor Brian Cox invited the musician to …
PJ Harvey is back. Discover "Voyager", orchestral single recorded in Miraval for physicist Brian Cox. Our chronicle without wood tongue.
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