The Law of Large Numbers
by Emma Pollock
Added 2010-03-18 12:45:00Z
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Avg rating: 7.1 | 27 plays | 4 reviews
Emma Pollock returns to Chemikal Underground with The Law of Large Numbers, her second solo outing, and if her ‘repatriation’ to the label she helped to create represents a return to more familiar territory, then the same could also be said for the album itself. The follow-up to 2007’s 4AD-released Watch the Fireworks, Emma’s second solo effort eschews the traditional, accessibly melodic approach of her debut for a more angular musical terrain: The Law of Large Numbers is crammed with unconventional arrangements and by Emma’s own admission, was an almost entirely self-serving project. So if returning to Chemikal Underground and the creative alliances that fuelled The Delgados has restored Emma’s conviction to pursue her own instincts, then we should all be extremely grateful as her new album is a complex, intelligent and hugely compelling piece of work.
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