Albums of 2009, No 9: La Roux - La Roux

Underneath the moody stares and sharp synths lay a record with real soulYou might not have immediately warmed to La Roux's Elly Jackson, the moody, Bulletproof ice-queen with sharp synths and an even sharper quiff. But beneath this debut album's frosty exterior lay a record with real soul to it. Sure, the keyboard stabs and piercing falsetto were high in the mix, but Jackson was using them to articulate a very teenage sense of heartbreak and alienation. Unlike their more one-dimensional hipster ...

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