Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Emma Pollock (Delgados, Chemikal Underground). Watch the fireworks. Read our review of her essential latest album: The post Happy Birthday Emma Pollock (Delgados, Chemikal Underground Records) appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

DrownedInSound — Fruit Tree Foundation is a new independent project in Scotland led by musicians Rod Jones (Idlewild) and Emma Pollock (solo artist and ex-Delgado). Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

The Vinyl Villain — One thing I rarely do is review current LPs.  That way, I rarely feature newish songs that bands/singers are hoping folk will go out and buy, digitally or in physical form on vinyl/CD, to help them earn an honest crust.  I'd rather wait a couple of... more info

DrownedInSound — Emma Pollock and her band play a fantastic, intimate show in Barcelona, ably supported by local act Olivemoon. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton HallNatalie Merchant has changed direction again. It's little more than two months since she toured Britain, backed by just acoustic guitars and a cello, reworking songs from her epic Leave Your Sleep album, on which she performed with ... more info

Guardian Music — (Proper) This is an impressive, entertaining album, not just because of the unlikely array of musicians involved, but because of the quality of the songs. The band got together at a songwriting retreat in rural Scotland, where folk celebrities Karine... more info

5 Acts — Glasgow, Scotland"Hug The Harbour"Emma Pollock on MySpaceEmma Pollock on The Hype Machine more info

Guardian Music — The Duchess, York"I have a lot of memories of this place," begins Emma Pollock, once of the Delgados, recalling how as an eight-year-old child she was brought to York on a school trip to visit the railway museum. After 11 years in her acclaimed forme... more info

DrownedInSound — Whereas Pollock’s 4AD debut was fairly charming and instant but a little slight, The Law of Large Numbers is the total opposite; a wonderfully simple, clever and loveable record initially masquerading as a complex and awkward one. Read... more info

Scotsman.com — VARIOUS: ALMOST ALICE ** BUENA VISTA RECORDS, £12.99 more info