“For her sophomore release, UK pop artist Elly Jackson, a.k.a. La Roux, drops a slightly nostalgic synth pop album about the rockier side of love.”
“Elly Jackson is the best kind of cyberdiva – brassy, hooky, nearly invulnerable. On La Roux's second LP, her vintage synth-pop magnificence (see 2009's hit "Bulletproof") has warmed into the sort of electro-disco drama you imagine the Daft Punk robots blasting as they cruise down Highway 1. "Paradise Is You" is a Phil Spector-ish evocation of Sixties girl-group ache; "Sexotheque" rides wiry Nile R”
“Following bandmate/producer Ben Langmaid's departure, La Roux's second album still sounds like La Roux: slick, bright, and instantly familiar. This record breathes more than their debut, with slower tempos and less of an emphasis on vacuum-sealed electronics.”
