La rockin’
We’ve already written about UK’s hottest ’80s synth-pop revivalist, but perhaps we were a bit ahead of the curve. La Roux has been steadily growing in popularity for the past several months, especially here in the U.S. Part of the reason for the burgeoning buzz is her current North American tour, though she did irk some fans for postponing her Chicago show. Regardless, there’s no denying that there has been a flood of the ginger lady’s remixes hitting music blogs and clubs everywhere. There’s just something about La Roux’s algid, fawnish ten-story voice that attracts attention nearly as much as that caught-in-a-hurricane haircut. All the while, the voice’s intrigue doesn’t inhibit its malleability. Case in point: London’s Boy 8-Bit’s remix manages to seamlessly meld steel drum into “Quicksand,” while (also) London’s Jack Beats adds precious piano strokes and irritatingly bouncy beats usually found on a junglist’s iPod. Not surprisingly, it still works either way.
La Roux - “Quicksand (Boy 8-Bit remix)”
La Roux - “Little Secrets (Jack Beats remix)”
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Raf
Raf has written for Time Out Chicago and Gapers Block. He can be spotted attending Chicago concerts and hanging out in alleys. Aphex Twin still creeps him out a little bit.
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