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Emma Pollock first gained attention as singer/guitarist for adventurous Scottish indie-poppers the Delgados, but after the band parted ways, she pursued the inevitable solo career. On her second solo outing, The Law of Large Numbers , she seems to have little concern about following in the footsteps of her old critically-beloved band; she forges boldly ahead with her own aesthetic agenda, making up new rules as she goes along. On "Confessions," for example, she croons pure-pop melodies over electronic beats and fat synth-bass lines, while "The Loop" floats along on an ambient cloud of overdubbed, interlocking vocals and airy [...]