Ah 80s synth electropop. Where would modern electro be without you? Well we wouldn’t have bands like La Roux, 80s inspired synth electropop duo from the UK. The group consists of surfable red wave haired androgynous Bowie lookalike female singer Elly Jackson and London based in-the-shadows synth producer Ben Langmaid. Elly’s voice has some of that British flavor we love from the likes of Lily Allen, Kate Nash and Little Boots. Tons of low bit synth beats and drum machines present to back up lyrics drawn from Elly’s rocky 5 year relationship with another woman. Nothing too groundbreaking to the music though, the recently released Bulletproof is a solid song and some of the remixes coming out from the other songs are great. The second single to be released In For The Kill seems particularly flat out 80s in nature not just inspired by which makes for an interesting choice of style. I’ll be interested to see what else they can come up with for the full debut album coming out sometime this year. If you’re a bit of an 80s electropop nostalgic I suggest checking out La Roux.
MP3| Bulletproof – La Roux
MP3| Bulletproof (Foamo Remix) – La Roux
MP3| In For The Kill (Radio Edit) – La Roux
MP3| In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey Remix) – La Roux
-Alx
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yeah… i’m still left looking for something “fresh” in this genre – i just feel that La Roux has potential for more … maybe the next album??