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Just had to put this picture of Antigone. Absolutely love this picture of her.

Antigone obessesion continues.

FYI.

http://www.myspace.com/antigoneland

if you don’t already know her.

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British electro-synth pop duo, La Roux has been on heavy rotation of late, along with Little Boots. The former has had quite unprecendented, unexpected success while the latter has had moderate success.

La Roux’s sound is off kilter and very heavily synthed which I think provided well for their success on the charts for both their singles (unexpectedly), In For the Kill and Bulletproof.  Both singles were of stark contrast with Bulletproof being more accessible while In for the Kill provided a sort of indie-esque sucess to it.

Their self-titled album is an amalgam of synth based fine-tune pop songs that were well crafted in production and lyrics. Elly Jackson’s voice changes from song to song showcasing her range has a singer. Theirs is a sort of well-honed album whereby every track was worked on with much meticulousness and hard work. Definitely one of best synth-based albums of the year.

Elly Jackson, the face of La Roux, provides the edge that the band needs. With her unique voice and sharp sense of style,  she might just prove to be a force to be reckoned with, amongst the established lead of female fronted electronic bands. I can already see forging a career for herself and rising to the position the likes of Roisin Murphy, Tracy Thorn and Victoria Hesketh (Little Boots) just to name a few.

Let 2009 be the year of La Roux and hope that Little Boots’ big production album, Hands has more success of in the US.