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Artist:	La Roux	Release Date:	Sep 29, 2009
Format:	CD	Record Label:	Cherry Tree
UPC:	602527183824	Genre:	Pop
Duration:	Album or EP	Sub-Genre:	Pop Vocals
Condition:	Like New	Special Attributes:	--

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Track listing
1. In for the Kill 2. Tigerlily 3. Quicksand 4. Bulletproof 5. Colourless Colour 6. I'm Not Your Toy 7. Cover My Eyes 8. As if By Magic 9. Fascination 10. Reflections Are Protection 11. Armour Love 12. Growing Pains
Details
Producer:	Ben Langmaid, Elly Jackson
Distributor:	n/a
Recording type:	Studio
Recording mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album notes
Audio Mixer: Serban Ghenea. Recording information: RAK Studios, London, England; Elfin Studios, Teddington; Westpoint Studios, London, England. Photographers: Andy Whitton; Alexander Brown. It took just over six months for La Roux to go from issuing their first single on Kitsune to topping the U.K. charts. That's a swift rise -- one that was years in the making, of course -- but after hearing their self-titled debut, it's easy to understand their sudden fame: La Roux's take on '80s synth pop is as unique as it is familiar. Their inspirations, which include Blancmange and the Eurythmics, might be decades old and well-known, but the originals' spare coldness can still sound weird, and La Roux shows just how committed they are to that chilly oddness and catchiness. They use only the brittlest drums and tinniest synths on these songs--if anything, it feels like La Roux's gear is more limited than the original group's were. They even have the proper synth pop lineup: La Roux is a duo (though singer Elly Jackson gets most of the limelight). However, their devotion transcends kitsch, even if Jackson's asymmetrical copper wedge of a hairdo suggests otherwise. Yet La Roux aren't purists. "Tigerlily"'s tough-girl stance mixes 8-bit arpeggios with a creepy, "Thriller"-style spoken word bridge, and "Reflections Are Protection"'s bass and synths nod to electro. While style is a large part of La Roux's substance, it never feels slick, and that's due to Jackson's voice as much as it is the group's intentionally stiff sounds--in fact, it's the way that her vocals interact with those sounds that makes these songs so dynamic. Jackson can be shrill and almost synthetic-sounding when she hits high notes, especially on the breakout hit "In for the Kill," but her lower register--which she uses beautifully on "Colourless Colour"--is throaty and very human. Her characters are either running toward or away from desperate love affairs, but like other skilled popsmiths, La Roux know how to give pain a sweet and shiny veneer. Nowhere is this clearer than on "Quicksand," which uses a relentlessly tight arrangement and Jackson's frosty soulfulness to give the song's obsession a shot of excitement. And though the chart-topping "Bulletproof" is feisty and "As If by Magic" is wistful, both songs use wishes and daydreams as armor against further heartache. La Roux's dedication to their aesthetic makes this an album where the songs are variations on a theme. That devotion also makes La Roux a standout, not just among the many other '80s revivalists, but the entire late-2000s pop landscape.
Editorial reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- Jackson and Langmaid are not coy about their 1980s New Wave inspiration....But that just fives them an extra jolt of glam arrogance. Rolling Stone [I]f there's a pop record this year more swaggeringly punk than `Bulletproof,' bring it on. Spin

JayAndMarie

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1 CENT CD: La Roux s/t dance pop 2009

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Highly anticipated 2009 debut album from Elly Jackson (AKA La Roux), who has everyone from Franz Ferdinand to Daft Punk hailing her as a talent to watch. This self-titled album is a kaleidoscope of emotions, touching on everything from heartbreak to disappointment to invincibility: all in true spine tingling La Roux measures that create an instant resonance. Ranging from the high crystal-clean falsettos of Fascination to the brooding lulls of ballad Cover My Eyes (that features London Community Gospel Choir), the breadth of the album and La Roux s diversity is clear. For Elly and co-producer/ writer Ben Langmaid, La Roux has never been about producing disposable dance floor fodder. Since meeting four years ago the talented duo s goal was clear - they wanted to bring classic songwriting back into the clubs and charts, and with this album they've accomplished that and far more.

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