Track Listing 1. Pop Idol (part 1) 2. Singularity 3. Remembrance 4. Garageland 5. L'Arte Du Math 6. Attachment 7. Saddled With Something 8. 40 Days 9. One Way Or Another 10. Mirror 11. Agenda 12. Pop Idol (part 2)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | SRD | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Section 25 continued their 21st century return to activity with another strong album in NATURE AND DEGREE, proving that the success of Larry and Vin Cassidy on PART-PRIMITIV was no fluke. It's likely no surprise, either, that the musical model here is the band's nervously aggressive mid-'80s heyday; hearing Larry's crisp, observational turns on songs like "Singularity" over brisk, classic electro arrangements still has the feeling of future shock, a new kind of roots music for older performers. Meantime, a more reflective guitar-led song like "Saddled with Something," with its string arrangement and understated tone, lets him explore a calm fragility with grace. Larry's daughter Bethany provides a bit of family continuity in the tragic absence of her deceased mother; her lead turns on "Remembrance" and "Forty Days" are more gently dreamy in comparison. "Attachment," in comparison, shows a sprightlier side for her, but Larry outdoes Bethany with the breezy meta-pop confection "L'Arte du Math."
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