You may have noticed I mentioned a group named La Roux in yesterday's News Galore. Well, La Roux is a pop synth duo from Londontown who make beautiful music. The singer is Elly Jackson who looks like my favorite kook, Tilda Swinton. Elly has short, sharp red hair and a super high voice. Their single In For the Kill is currently taking the UK charts by storm. I first heard about them when I heard their song Quicksand, a vintage pop ditty, a few months ago. Then, In For the Kill came out. I watched some of the video, and I thought the song was quite bad. Elly's voice was just too high, but now after some time, I love the song. Its success is truly surprising and unexpected. Well, these two have other great tracks up their sleeves as well. The debut album is out June 29 in the UK, but Roux Roux have recently played some shows in the US. I think they were in Brooklyn a couple weeks ago. They are apparently coming back here in the summer. Anyway the next single is Bulletproof, another catchy slice of pop. Another gem of theirs is Fascination which has a great, jolly chorus and a squelching, churning beat during the verses. A happy, summer song.
Check it out here:
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Their are two Quicksand EP's on iTunes. The more recent released one has a great In For the Kill remix by Skream. Hopefully, In For the Kill will be there in its original form soon.
Check La Roux's myspace out. Basically to sum it up: they are awesome.
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