Elly Jackson's voice cuts through crisp electronic production, from dancefloor hits to moodier solo work.
For the dancefloor energy, "I'm Not Your Toy" still hits. For something more reflective, try "Let Me Down Gently."
That voice is unmistakable, clear, androgynous, cutting right through the synthesizers. It's what made "Bulletproof" an international hit in 2009, and it's the constant through all the shifts since. The music doesn't chase trends so much as refine a particular vision of pop, built on crisp rhythms and melancholic melodies.
La Roux started as a duo in Brixton with Elly Jackson on vocals and Ben Langmaid on synths. After Langmaid left in 2012, Jackson continued solo, moving from the sharp electronic pop of the debut to the moodier "Trouble in Paradise" in 2014 and the more direct "Supervision" in 2020.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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