La Roux "La Roux" (OUT NOW!)

[busyboy]

Mixtape time!



01. Bulletproof (Nacey Remix)
02. Colourless Artibella
03. I'm Not Your Lemonade + Heroes 'N' Villains Remix
04. Independent Kill
05. Keep It Fascinating
06. Magic (Falling Soldiers Dub)
07. In 4 the Kill Pon De Skream
08. Houstatlantavegas Pains

09. Tigerlily (DYWHAP Blend)
10. Can't Stop Now (Armor Love Remix)
11. Quicksand (Mad Decent 2010 Rerub)
12. Cover My Eyes (Costra Nostra Edit)
13. I Said It (Major Lazer Dubplate)
14 Hold Yuh (Double Dubplate)

Free download.

[busyboy]

They curated Sidetracked, a compilation featuring a studio version of "Under My Thumb" by the Rolling Stones, which they've been featuring on their live sets lately. The disc is out at the end of the month.



01) Japan – I Second That Emotion
02) Heaven 17 – Come Live With Me
03) Joyce Sims – (You Are My) All And All
04) Hally & Kongo Band – Afrikan Man
05) Fever Ray – When I Grow Up (D. Lissvik Version)
06) Doris Troy – Just One Look
07) Freur – Doot Doot
08) Jam Crew – Exotic Nations
09) Ellis, Beggs & Howard – Big Bubbles, No Troubles
10) Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond
11) Tears For Fears – Suffer The Children
12) Blancmange – What’s Your Problem
13) I Blame Coco – Self Machine (Coconut Candy ‘No Need For Plastic Palm Trees’ Elly Jackson Remix)
14) Paul Haig – Big Blue World
15) Kavinsky – Testarossa Autodrive (SebastiAn Remix)
16) La Roux – Under My Thumb
17) Gerry Rafferty – Right Down The Line

In other news, their debut album peaks at #70 on the Billboard 200 this week; on the Hot 100, "Bulletproof" peaked at #8 several weeks ago, and is still holding strong at #13 this week.

[Kii]

Has there been any particular info about their 2nd album at all? A tentative release date perhaps... ?

[Deleted]

Tigerlily has become one of my favourites off the album

[Kii]

^ I love it too, amazing. Worldwide single release plz. The video seems like it will be very cool too.

[David]

I wonder if the label changed their mind and are going with Tigerlily instead of In For The Kill in the US. It doesn't make sense to release Tigerlily now in the UK. I mean, "I'm Not Your Toy" was released almost a year ago. lol

[Kii]

I dunno, perhaps they can 'afford' to milk the album a bit more now due to the success of Bulletproof. Either way it'd be nice if they can go a few singles deep into the album in the US before a new album coming out. :)

This is from facebook:

North American Tour Announcement

Today at 2:40am
Elly has been struggling with bronchitis for the last few months and after her show in LA contracted pharyngitis.

Her doctor has advised her to rest for three weeks so unfortunately she’ll be unable to continue with her American tour.

We are endeavouring to re schedule as many of the cancelled shows for November as possible , an announcement will be made shortly.

Not good news. :(

[NorthernDownpour]

In For The Kill 5/5
Tigerlily 5/5
Bulletproof 5/5
Quicksand 2/5
Colourless Color 3/5
I'm Not Your Toy 5/5
Cover My Eyes 4/5
As If By Magic 3/5
Fascination 2/5
Reflections Are Protection 3/5
Armour Love 5/5

I f***ing love this album!
I hope a new one comes out next year. Can't wait!

[poplife]

I love all the album + singles covers La Roux has released... especially the Bulletproof + Sidetracked covers. I absolutely can't get enough of their image.

[GRRR]

For me the first 6 songs are top notch, the rest are solid too, it's a really great album all around.

[busyboy]

I still love the album, but their version of "Under My Thumb" sort of stinks.

[Ace]

So has In for the Kill been confirmed as the second single release in the US?

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La Roux's Elly Jackson has said she thinks 1980s inspired synth music is "so over".

Though making her name by singing electro-influenced songs such as 'Bulletproof' and 'In For The Kill', and collaborating with Glenn Gregory of genre stalwarts Heaven 17, Jackson says she now wants to move on.

"I don't want to make synth music for the rest of my fucking life," she told Spinnermusic.co.uk. "It was a time when I was into that, but whatever, it's done with, it's gone. The whole genre is so over. It was my thing and I'm bored with it. If I see anything more '80s-themed, I'm going to bust."

Speaking of the new direction she now wants La Roux to go in, Jackson explained: "I want [the next album] to be more human, more open, warmer."

She added: "Short and sweet is really the way it goes down. I don't like 14-track albums any more. I want it to be nine or 10 tracks, sort of a brick of work. We're not one of those artists that writes 50 songs and picks the 10 best ones. We write 10 songs and every one will go on the record."

--NME

[Coin-Operated [Boy]]

^I sense a folk/dream-pop, possibly Seventh Tree-esque sophomore album.