La Roux – La Roux

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Review
With commercially successful singles “Quicksand” and “In For The Kill” (latterly remixed by dubstep luminary Skream), red-headed, pale-skinned Brixton girl Elly Jackson and her “invisible” co-producer Ben Langmaid irrevocably established their love of 80s pop. This debut album from La Roux continues the duo’s foray into euphoric retro-dance, nodding non-ironically to the likes of The Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Heaven 17 and The Human League while remaining impressively contemporary. Opening with a string of sassy tunes–the buzzing “Tigerlily”, the synth-heavy “Quicksand” and the slick and fiery “Bulletproof”–it’s apparent that La Roux have colour, class and confidence in spades. The album tapers off a little during the second half–failed experiments like “Cover My Eyes” which features the London Community Gospel Choir don’t help–but it still boasts way more in the shape of dynamic killers than sappy fillers. First class. –Danny McKennaCD Description
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