La Roux singer Elly Jackson has blasted electro-pop, declaring the genre over.
Emerging at the start of 2009, La Roux were part of a wave of synth-pop groups. Indebted to the 80s, the duo combined vintage synths with a shrewd pop touch which took them into the upper echelons of the charts.
The band’s debut album was an enormous success, with even the United States succumbing to their charms. Retreating to the studio to work on their second LP, La Roux want to get away from their trademark sound.
Lead singer Elly Jackson revealed that she was simply fed up with the current slew of 80s revivalists. Speaking to Spinner, the flame haired frontwoman declared electro-pop to be “over”.
Continuing the singer said “the whole genre is … done with” before adding: “If I see anything more 80s-themed, I’m going to bust.”
Yet La Roux arguably have only themselves to blame. The duo have championed The Human League, while they recently teamed up with 80s icons Heaven 17 for a memorable session at the BBC.
Recording their second album, La Roux may ditch their trademark synths. Citing “natural bass” as an influence, Elly Jackson blasted electro-pop: “It was my thing and (now) I’m bored with it … I don’t want to make synth music for the rest of my fucking life.”
La Roux could go acoustic, and the idea of “natural bass” brings to mind the seminal Skream remix of ‘In For The Kill’ which became the first dubstep track to reach the upper regions of the charts.
“Short and sweet is really the way it goes down,” Jackson explained. “I don’t like 14-track albums any more. I want it to be nine or 10 tracks. We’re not one of those artists that writes 50 songs and picks the 10 best ones. We write 10 songs and every one will go on the record.”
La Roux are currently recording their second album.
