La Roux

30 October 2008 :: posted by Travis

I have to admit that I’ve been kinda obsessed with Eleanor Jackson aka La Roux ever since her “Quicksand” first popped up on Kitsune. Well, well La Roux has another brilliant track up her sleeve: “Fascination.”

“Fascination” has an awkwardness that is both beautiful and brilliant… all packed into an irresistible melody. If “Quicksand” was channeling the alien hybrid love child of Prince and Phil Collins (and I do mean that in the best way) then “Fascination” is a direct line into some Human League shit for the 2010s… or maybe even 2020s. But let’s not throw La Roux under the 80s throwback bus — there is something going on here that is totally contemporary and unique to La Roux. Genuine:

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La Roux – “Fascination”

You can grab “Quicksand” of Kitsune Maison 6 and/or wait until December 15th when the single is released with remixes from autoKratz, Chateau Marmot and Beni.

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10 Comments:

1. i really like this



2. parkit November 4th, 2008 at 3.02 am Reply

3. yum..



4. .kevo. November 8th, 2008 at 1.17 am Reply

5. I’ve listened to this song everyday for the last week or so

   god it’s so infectious



6. ez$ November 9th, 2008 at 1.49 am Reply

7. One of my songs of the year. I think my neighbours are sick of this tune tho. SUPERB.



8. Slang King November 10th, 2008 at 8.00 am Reply

9. damn this is fantastic. go go UK artists!



10. dom November 21st, 2008 at 9.43 pm Reply

11. When I heard this first,
    I danced solidly
    amazing!!



12. Stelios December 4th, 2008 at 8.45 pm Reply

13. coooool track! have u heard ‘Bulletproof’? it’s quite amazing too, and equally addictive.
    find it here: http://umstrum.wordpress.com



14. marc April 27th, 2009 at 6.50 pm Reply

15. super catchy song. also love bulletproof. she got some bombass style too

    http://www.pumpthatjam.com



16. hayley June 20th, 2009 at 9.52 pm Reply

17. how many albums does La Roux have?? And how come we always see Elly and never see Ben??



18. angel October 7th, 2009 at 7.39 pm Reply

    • La Roux only has one album. it’s still a very young band… Elly is the public face of La Roux because she’s the singer, whereas Ben is the producer so he keeps a low profile…

      more on http://umstrum.com

    

    • umstrum October 7th, 2009 at 8.00 pm Reply

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