{"id":4579,"date":"2016-04-04T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2016-04-12T13:43:51","modified_gmt":"2016-04-12T17:43:51","slug":"emma-pollock-in-search-of-harperfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/emma-pollock-in-search-of-harperfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Pollock <br>In Search of Harperfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/emma_pollock-in_seach_of_harperfield.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4581\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4581\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/emma_pollock-in_seach_of_harperfield.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Pollock, In Search of Harperfield\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/emma_pollock-in_seach_of_harperfield.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/emma_pollock-in_seach_of_harperfield-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>That the Delgados were underappreciated during the band\u2019s existence is only further underscored by how infrequently you hear the Scottish quartet\u2019s name mentioned\u2014at least on this side of the pond\u2014now that they\u2019re gone. One of the band\u2019s principal voices, Emma Pollock has since gone on to pursue a solo career, as well as other projects like The Fruit Tree Foundation, and is now on her third solo record, <i>In Search of Harperfield<\/i> (Chemikal Underground Records).<\/p>\n<p>Where the lilting songs of 2010\u2019s <i>The Law of Large Numbers<\/i> broke from the majestic nature of the Delgados\u2019 later work, <i>In Search of Harperfield<\/i> seems to bridge the gap. The opening \u201cCannot Keep a Secret\u201d starts simply with a smattering of voices and twinkling tones before building to a crescendo as Pollock commands, \u201cSomebody hold me back.\u201d Fortunately, she is unrestrained throughout the record. She imbues the album with an emotional intensity regardless of whether she is traipsing across lush backings of strings (\u201cClemency,\u201d \u201cIntermission\u201d) or is simply matched to a rugged guitar line (\u201cVacant Stare\u201d). Somewhere in between is \u201cParks and Recreation,\u201d the record\u2019s lead single which combines lyrical quirks with decidedly pop tones for a song on par with her old outfit\u2019s best. The rest of the album exhibits a restless creativity that highlights Pollock\u2019s gifts as both a songwriter and singer. As much as it pains me to say it, if she keeps making records like this, we may forget the Delgados after all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That the Delgados were underappreciated during the band\u2019s existence is only further underscored by how infrequently you hear the Scottish quartet\u2019s name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[34,1671,1582],"class_list":["post-4579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-album-review","tag-chemikal-underground-records","tag-emma-pollock"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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