In the world of electronic music, 2009 might be remembered as the Year of the Quirky|Pretty Girl. First there was Lykke Li, then Ladyhawke and Little Boots, now there's Elly Jackson of super-hot La Roux.
La Roux are an English electropop “synth duo” band made up of singer and synth player Elly Jackson (above) and co-writer, co-producer, and rarely photographed Ben Langmaid. Elly found a book of baby names in a bin. Within the book was the name “La Roux”. ‘La Roux’ comes from the French for ‘red-haired one’, referring to Elly’s distinctive hair color. Her floppy hairstyle is all the buzz in fashion circles. Expect to see it on many a trendy girl very soon.
La Roux's music is largely influenced by 1980s pop music including Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Yazoo and Prince. Get the Quicksand EP here (iTunes).
Check out the video for Quicksand here (YouTube).