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 Title track review only - Stylish Synthpop Classic, 2009-07-21
Note: This review was for the title track of this EP, "Quicksand", only when it was first released in Dec 2008. Amazon deleted that product so I've moved it to here.
La Roux cite their influences as early Madonna, Tears for Fears, 1980s Prince, Blancmange... so you get the message that this is unlikely to be standard-issue noughties indie or a wan singer-songwriter strumming dreamily at her guitar. In fact it's a spiky synth-pop number, with lean, taut female vocals from Elly Jackson (no relation), punchy drum machine rhythm track and chunky analogue synths to the fore, especially on the main 'hook' which sounds like it's been pressed on a really cheap 1980s 7" single and played to death. Truly marvellous, in other words, and putting some of the sparkle and glamour back into pop. Is this the opposite of Coldplay? Perhaps. It doesn't ask to be thought about or analysed, just enjoyed. Brilliant.
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DATA, 2009-10-15
You may not love the original but the DATA remix is awesome you might as well get it just for that. pure quality.
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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 duo’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"--it’s apparent that La Roux have colour, class and confidence in spades. ...
SUE'S VIEW, 2010-03-09
I BOUGHT THE ALBUM AS A PRESENT FOR MY HUSBAND. WE HEARD HER DO A RADIO PROGRAMME WITH HEAVEN 17 AND THOUGHT SHE WAS REALLY GOOD. WE HAD ONLY HEARD HER RELEASED SINGLES ON THE RADIO BEFORE THEN. THE ALBUM IS MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. I PUT IT ON MY IPOD AND LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME; MY HUSBAND PLAYS THE ALBUM IN THE CAR ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE SONGS ARE GREAT AND REALLY SEEM TO GET BETTER THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO THEM. SHE IS A REAL TALENT. IF YOU ARE NOT YET A FAN, DEFINATELY WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON.
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The best, 2009-08-05
Can`t get enough of this excellent single. Really good, check out the fantastic album, you won`t be disappointed, in fact you`ll be playing it forever and never get tired of it as it`s AWESOME! Not a boring track anywhere.
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SKREAM!, 2009-10-15
You'll know the single but you will definitely know it's dubstep counterpart, Skream's Let's get ravey remix. They're both brilliant tracks and will remind you of the beginning of summer, and La Roux's rise to chart supremacy.
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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 duo’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"--it’s apparent that La Roux have colour, class and confidence in spades. ...
SUE'S VIEW, 2010-03-09
I BOUGHT THE ALBUM AS A PRESENT FOR MY HUSBAND. WE HEARD HER DO A RADIO PROGRAMME WITH HEAVEN 17 AND THOUGHT SHE WAS REALLY GOOD. WE HAD ONLY HEARD HER RELEASED SINGLES ON THE RADIO BEFORE THEN. THE ALBUM IS MUCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. I PUT IT ON MY IPOD AND LISTEN TO IT ALL THE TIME; MY HUSBAND PLAYS THE ALBUM IN THE CAR ON HIS WAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE SONGS ARE GREAT AND REALLY SEEM TO GET BETTER THE MORE YOU LISTEN TO THEM. SHE IS A REAL TALENT. IF YOU ARE NOT YET A FAN, DEFINATELY WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON.
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