Screenshot of “The Community of Hope” music video, via Youtube.

British rocker and iconoclast PJ Harvey’s new album came out today, with more tunes inspired by her trip to D.C.

The release of her single “The Community Of Hope” last month angered some area politicos, who were not pleased at her representation of Ward 7. The music video featured singers from Ward 8’s Union Temple Baptist Church.

Not all of the songs on The Hope Six Demolition Project are about the District—she also traveled to Kosovo and Afghanistan with photographer/filmmaker Seamus Murphy. But tracks like “River Anacostia,” “Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln,” and “Medicinals,” which paints a picture of an indigent woman drinking from a Washington football team mug, definitely are.

Reviews for the album so far have been positive about its sound, though somewhat confused about what precisely she’s trying to say about the places she visited.

“There’s a frustrating reluctance on her part to assign any value or judgment to the things she sees, other than a few trite comparisons between haves and have-nots,” writes Pitchfork. “Whatever her geopolitical intentions, The Hope Six Demolition Project is her most exhilarating rock album in years.”

The Telegraph called it “PJ Harvey’s howl of disaffection,” writing that “I don’t hesitate to hail it as impressive but it does feel more civic project than classic album.”

“The question of whether PJ Harvey’s new album is a misguided work of poverty tourism would not be worth debating if the music itself were as forgettable as politically minded art can sometimes be,” says The Atlantic.

Take a listen for yourself.