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- La Roux
- Released 2009
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- Quicksand EP
- Released 2009
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- Quicksand
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- Bulletproof (Remixes)
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Meaning "red-haired one" in French, La Roux is the synth pop project of flame-haired singer/songwriter Elly Jackson and keyboardist/producer Ben Langmaid. Before they collaborated, Jackson, the daughter of actress Trudie Goodwin, grew up listening to folk artists and singer/songwriters like Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, and drew inspiration from their sounds for her early music. However, her style changed as Jackson got into the rave scene, taking her music in a more electronic direction. Meanwhile, Langmaid went to school with Faithless' Rollo Armstrong, and the pair recorded as house duo Huff & Puff in the mid-'90s; Langmaid also recorded as Atomic and as one half of Huff & Herb for Armstrong's label, and was a songwriter for the group Kubb. Jackson and Langmaid began working together in 2006, when they were introduced by a mutual acquaintance. Initially, they called their project "Automan" and wrote largely acoustic music before scrapping that name and sound for the sleek Prince, David Bowie, and the Knife-inspired style they pursued as La Roux, a moniker Jackson found in a book of baby names. Their debut single, "Quicksand," was released by Kitsune in fall 2008, and earned the band acclaim from the BBC and the Guardian. La Roux supported Lily Allen on her 2009 U.K. tour around the time their second single, "In for the Kill," was released that spring and debuted at 11 on the U.K. charts, reaching a peak position of two; that summer, the single "Bulletproof" debuted at number one a week before La Roux's self-titled album was released. La Roux arrived in the States that fall. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
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larouxuk: Download La Roux's new single 'Quicksand' from iTunes NOW.
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- larouxuk: Download La Roux's new single 'Quicksand' from iTunes NOW.
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Quiff-tastic
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- By psuedosonic
- 8/18/2009 12:45:24
- Colourless Colour, Bulletproof, Tigerlily, Fascination all received little hearts next to them after their first listen. Brilliant electro pop synth album with some honest cutting lyrics.
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<3 it
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- By neya929
- 7/13/2009 06:17:43
- Just Downloaded In For the Kill <3 amazing!
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Instant <3
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- By lonelyrobot69
- 5/5/2009 05:24:21
- The perfect mix of beautiful vocals, lyrics, and emotional electronic beats.
Any fan should check out her webpage, especially the vids w/Franz Ferdinand.
www.laroux.co.uk
La Roux is one of my new favorites!!! <3 - 1 out of 1 people
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Best new artist of '09
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- By Rjcc
- 4/22/2009 19:35:42
- killing it
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