To those who loved them, Glasgow, Scotland’s Delgados were the near-perfect blend of churning, indie-rock edginess and stirring, girl/boy vocals, wrapped in gasp-inducing orchestral arrangements that made time stand still. A tough act for vocalist/guitarist Emma Pollock to follow, you might think, when the band split amicably in 2006. And yet, Pollock’s ’07 solo debut, Watch The Fireworks, wasted no time in identifying how crucial she had been to the unique sound of the Delgados. Three years later, the former physics major returns with The Law Of Large Numbers (Chemikal Underground), which goes down like a couple of dry martinis after a savory meal, welcoming you to Pollock’s expanding universe of sound. Pollock will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our Q&A with her.
Pollock: I think Sympathy For Lady Vengeance is the last of the Vengeance Trilogy directed by South Korea’s Park Chan-wook. I have seen the other two, Oldboy and Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, but this one resonated with me the most, possibly because I relate to the female lead character more easily (not sure what that says about me), but perhaps also because of the incredible development of persona that her character portrays as the film progresses and the contrast between the purity of moral standing and motive, with the absolute and uncompromising violence that we ultimately witness. Visually, the film is stunning, and the poster for the film inspired the cover of my first album just a little bit. The simple but effective use of colour, employed throughout the film to inform the lead character’s development as she embarks on her journey, gives Sympathy For Lady Vengeance a wonderful symmetry and final resolution. Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUFaDj3mBCI
