La Roux

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I not really sure whether La Roux is popular in Malaysia or not. Most probably some may ask who is that person?

Well, here are some info about La Roux. Actually La Roux is an English electropop duo made up of singer Eleanor Jackson and synth player, co-writer and co producer Ben Langmaid. La Roux actually means ‘the red-haired-one’.

They 1st debuted their album 29 June 2009 self-titled, La Roux. In the album there were a total of 12 songs in it. They mostly focus in the electropop and wonkypop in this album with some influence of synthpop.

What is wonkypop some might asked? Well, have you ever heard of Mika? That’s how wonkypop sounds like. Wonky comes from British English word which means wrong, unsteady or awry.

Then what is synthpop? Synthpop is how The Killers sounds like. The famous hits by The Killers, “Mr.Brightside” and “Somebody Told Me” were both influence by synthpop and it was an international hits back in 2004.

Anyway back to La Roux, personally I don’t really like the 1st single, “Quicksand”. I prefer 2nd single better, “In for the Kill”. I like “Bulletproof” and “I’m Not Your Toy” too. Of course La Roux made a huge impression as her 2nd single currently is the 3rd biggest-selling single of 2009 in UK.

Like the lyric very much:

We can fight our desires
Oooh but when we start making fires
We get ever so hot
Oooh whether we like it or not
They say we can love who we trust
Oooh but what is love without lust?
Two hearts with accurate devotions
Oooh but what are feelings without emotions?

The whole album actually act like a full dosage of 80s sounds. It brings back the sound of the late 70s and 80s. Is like you travel back into time where you are in a disco wearing boot cut jeans and dance while the rainbow coloured lighting shower the whole disco-pub. With the infamous dance style, the point-to-the sky then the floor using your right hand while your left hand hold on to your waist.

So classy isn’t it. Haha…. I can’t imagine myself doing that gesture :P