If you’re a reader of our blog you’ll see that one of my shouts for new artists in 2009 is the red haired female singer La Roux (pronounced La-Ru). Whether it be Estelle or the foul mouthed Lilly Allen, female singers from London are known for their outspokenness, and La Roux is no different. However, her music separates her from her counterparts.
Like Duffy, Lilly Allen and Amy Winehouse before her, there seems to be an emergent buzz commencing. La Roux’s sound though, is electro-pop, inspired by the likes of Human League and early David Bowie, while the single ‘Quicksand’ is reminiscent of some of the early Price stuff. “Electro music is so throwaway now. The lyrics don’t mean anything and it should be about how the words sound together rather than the overall sound of the songs. Proper songs are really emotional, like Why by Annie Lennox” says the Brixton raised singer.
South London is the area where La Roux has lived all her life and goes on to say “Brixton’s got a bad rep from ages ago but it’s not as bad as anywhere else in the capital. I could be biased because as a girl you don’t get that much trouble - apart from the odd crackhead shouting at you in the street. Singers these days always seem to be from east London or north London, so I’m definitely going to rep Brixton!”
http://www.myspace.com/LaRouxUK
Source: RWD Magazine
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