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La Roux |  | Artist: La Roux
Label: Polydor
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 72
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 51 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602527036359
EAN: 0602527036359
ASIN: B001VEJ2G2
Release Date: June 29, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | In For The Kill | | • | Tigerlily | | • | Quicksand | | • | Bulletproof | | • | Colourless Colour | | • | I'm Not Your Toy | | • | Cover My Eyes | | • | As If By Magic | | • | Fascination | | • | Reflections Are Protections | | • | Armour Love | | • | Growing Pains (UK bonus track) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
With commercially successful singles "Quicksand" and "In For The Kill" (latterly remixed by dubstep luminary Skream), red-headed, pale-skinned Brixton girl Elly Jackson and her "invisible" co-producer Ben Langmaid irrevocably established their love of 80s pop. This debut album continues the duorsquo;s foray into euphoric retro-dance, nodding non-ironically to the likes of The Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Heaven 17 and The Human League while remaining impressively contemporary. Opening with a string of sassy tunes--the buzzing "Tigerlily", the synth-heavy "Quicksand" and the slick and fiery "Bulletproof"--itrsquo;s apparent that La Roux have colour, class and confidence in spades. The album tapers off a little during the second half--failed experiments like "Cover My Eyes" which features the London Community Gospel Choir don't help--but it still boasts way more in the shape of dynamic killers than sappy fillers. First class. --emDanny McKenna/embr /
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| Customer Reviews:
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 One of pop's most refreshing releases in recent years July 30, 2009
J. Goh (Birmingham, West Mids United Kingdom)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I am 42 and have been in love with music since my childhood. I am deeply passionate about a very wide variety of music, from serious classical music to opera, lived through the 80s with the the New Wave movement, then Madonna and Pet SHop Boys formed the soundtrack of life from the 90s on; discovered trance and danced till it died in the 21st century.
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br /I still buy CDs and always try to keep up with pop other than those from winners of TV talent shows. Why is all this relevant? Let me say this, this album is one of the most refreshing pop releases in recent years!! Yes she has got an odd voice, yes, the lyrics are odd, yes, she looks odd, yes, at first and second listen many of the tracks share similar beats and even chords. But this girl knows how to put a catchy tune together. Remember when songs used to be about melody and tune? This is like the 80s all over again. What were the better pop releases in the past year or two? Sasha Fierce? E=MC2? Day and Age? Funhouse?The Sweet Escape? Relapse? Count La Roux in! Give it a go, don't take it too seriously, and treat your ears to some catchy tunes again.
Brilliant July 24, 2009
L. Gerrish (england)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this album, and although it is mainly the same-ish sounding it can be listened to over and over again, i love it! xxx
return to the 80's July 29, 2009
T. BUTTERS (Spalding,Lincs,UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Love the 80's? Love electropop? Then love La Roux love their amazing debut album! Favourite tracks: Cover My Eyes Reflections Are Protection as well as the singles, but there's not a duff track on the album. Elly's vocals are superb throughout,Ben's keyboard work is simple but sensational! If you love Erasure Human League you will LOVE La Roux!!
Its a good cd August 5, 2009
Mr. R. Merrydew (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't get this for my self but the person who I got it for thought it was a very good cd and they love La Roux.
amazing new addition to the electro-pop scene August 6, 2009
P. Coleman (UK)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The retro 80's style album "La Roux" is an outstanding edition to any pop / electro fans music collection. La roux enters the uk top 40 at a time when pop music is poor and adds her own very unique stamp. Every song on the album doesnt fail to wow the listener. From the more common songs like "in for the kill" and "bulletproof" to "tiger lilly" and "growing pains" the sounds of electronic keyboards and a unique sound from La Roux don't dissapoint. A highly reccomended album by a hardcore music fan.
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