La Roux singer Elly Jackson conveys something that I hear in so few contemporary singers: the basic pleasure of singing itself. In the few singles La Roux has released so far there is always a moment or two when Jackson lets some kind of howl or "ooh" loose and you thank god that some jackass producer never threw a pitch corrector on it. Her flatness and sharpness is always on target.
I prefer the super gutted Skream remix of "In For the Kill" to the original, not only because of how much exposure it gives Jackson's singing but because the song has the kind of melody that needs the track to stand out of its way. Kate Bush is right.
La Roux "In for the Kill (Skream remix)"
"Quicksand" is crazy good, and crazy astute at bringing its influences back from the dead fully intact.
La Roux_Quicksand from _del on Vimeo.
2 comments:
cosign
I like her great voice, like you say they did well not to interfere with her voice.
The video kinda looks very 80s with a Y2k look to it.
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