A Woman a Man Walked By is the second collaborative studio album by the English alternative rock musicians PJ Harvey and John Parish, released on 27 March 2009 by Island Records.
It is the second collaboration between Harvey and Parish, following 1996's Dance Hall at Louse Point.
The first single from the album is "Black Hearted Love" which is described as having 'anthemic grunge-pop guitars.'
[10] The album was described by journalist John Harris, as "...mischievous, deadly serious, elegant and poetic, and possessed of a brutal power – it is doubtful that you will hear a record as brimming with creative brio and musical invention this year..."[11] In a track by track synopsis on their website, The Fly described the album as "a body of folk tales, funeral songs and trapped, tangled love songs...
"[12] All songs written by PJ Harvey and John Parish.