La Roux: Touring America

*Press Release*

La Roux Announces Second Single, “In For The Kill”!
Fall Headlining Tour to Kick Off in November

Synth-pop sensation La Roux’s second single, “In For The Kill” is set to hit radio airwaves in the coming weeks. The track will be available as a digital remix EP set to hit on September 14 via Cherrytree/Interscope with a special edition vinyl to follow in late September. The “In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey remix)” was recently featured on Entourage (8/7) and created such a frenzy with the show’s fans that the single spiked 600%+ that week. The stateside video for the track will shoot in the coming weeks and is set to be directed by LEGS (Florence and the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over”, Goldfrapp’s “Alive”, etc).

La Roux has caught the attention of all the right ears with recent effervescent performances on Ellen, Good Morning America and most recently, The View and the band will appease and then rile up their legions of new fans with a national fall headlining tour. Set to kick off November 1st in Fort Lauderdale at the Culture Room, the tour will take La Roux across the country before wrapping in New York at Terminal 5 on November 17th.

What began in London’s burgeoning underground warehouse scene has since landed 22-year-old Elly Jackson, co-producer co-songwriter co-hort Ben Langmaid and their glittering self titled debut a long and impressive list of accolades and millions of fans internationally. Sizzling current single “Bulletproof” has become an instant summer hit climbing the Top 40 charts and making itself at home in the Top 10 with the track selling well over 1.5 million copies on our shores already.

La Roux’s Fall Tour Dates:
11/1 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
11/2 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
11/4 Tampa, FL – Ritz
11/5 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11/7 Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
11/9 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
11/10 Washington, DC 0 9:30 Club
11/12 Providence, RI – Lupos
11/13 Hartford, Conn – Webster
11/15 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
11/17 New York, NY – Terminal 5

Digital Remix EP Tracklist:
In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey remix)
In For The Kill La Roux (Tim Bran remix)
In For The Kill (Danger’s Ocean remix)
In For The Kill (Skrillex remix)

Raves for La Roux:
“Elly Jackson is the perfect… pop star of the moment” - **** Rolling Stone

“…a top 10 smash.” – Entertainment Weekly

“A perfect pop hook backed by bubbly eight-bit bloops” Spin

“La Roux has scored a slew of devastatingly addictive hits (including the disco-inflected “Bulletproof”, an “I Will Survive” for the Facebook generation.)” Elle


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La Roux's Self Titled Debut Street Date Sept.29

La Roux’s Self Titled Debut Album Available This Week Exclusively on ITunes! Bulletproof is Single of the Week on iTunes.

South London synth-pop sensation La Roux are set to issue their self-titled US debut on September 29th via Cherrytree Records.

Starting TODAY, though, fans can purchase the UK smash hit album for just $7.99 exclusively on iTunes which will also feature first single Bulletproof as Single of the Week.

21-year-old Elly Jackson and co-producer co-songwriter co-hort Ben Langmaid, who are La Roux, have made an impressive impact on UK’s music scene since joining forces two years ago. What began in London’s burgeoning underground warehouse scene has since landed the pair a highly coveted Mercury Prize nomination and hot singles on daytime radio and the upper echelons of the British charts. La Roux the album continues to make waves in the UK. Dazzling current single “Bulletproof” entered the UK Singles Chart at #1 and “In For The Kill,” the album’s first single in the UK, sold more copies than any other single this year!

Catch La Roux on Tour This Fall:

10/18/09 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
10/19/09 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/21/09 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/23/09 Toronto, ON @ The Guvernment
10/24/09 Montreal, QC @ Studio Juste Pour Rire
10/26/09 New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom
10/27/09 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club


Raves for La Roux:

“Elly Jackson is the perfect London pop star of the moment…” **** Rolling Stone

“Elly is no clichéd electro-minx. Her whipsmart modern take on the heartsore side of the 80’s is centered around her vulnerable voice and big-hearted love songs, drawing on a youthful infatuation with classic pop. It’s the raw humanity contrasted with the crispest, glassiest sounds and Langmaid’s bright beats that make La Roux as accessible as they are irresistible.” NME

“With pop songs like “Quicksand” and the synth-heavy “In for the Kill,” it’s time for them to set the U.S. on fire.” Bust

“something new and effortlessly winning.” Pop & Hiss – LA Times

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La Roux: North American Tour Dates

La Roux Announces North American Tour Dates

British synth-pop sensation La Roux are set to hit the shores of North America for a slew of highly anticipated performances this summer. 21-year-old Elly Jackson and producer co-hort Ben Langmaid, the talented South London duo who make up La Roux, have made an impressive impact on the UK’s music scene since joining forces just two years ago. While collaboration began in London’s burgeoning underground warehouse scene, it is has since landed on daytime radio and the upper echelons of the British charts. Single “In For The Kill” recently reached #2 and sustained its position for a solid four weeks. It is also the UK’s biggest selling single by a UK artist of the year and has sold 500,000 copies and counting. The self-titled debut full-length will be released in October on Cherrytree Records in the US.

For a taste of the party that’s to come, check out the stunning video of US single “Bulletproof” which will surely coax revelers to the dance floor on La Roux’s upcoming tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQdC7h609k8

Dates in full:

07/22/09 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
07/24/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
07/27/09 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore
07/28/09 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
07/31/09 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
08/01/09 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/02/09 New York, NY @ All Points West Festival
08/06/09 Washington, DC @ Town
08/07/09 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

Some recent praise for La Roux:

“Hooks so huge you could use them to raise the Titanic” The Times

“A dream version of how modern pop should be” The Guardian

“(The) self-titled full-length debut sports sub-zero cyber melodies, but much like her frosty foremother Annie Lennox, La Roux injects a healthy dose of emotional turmoil into her songwriting.” - Out Magazine

“Her current single, Quicksand (Kitsune), clones the froideur of Jackson's favourite decade with love and skill, and makes for nagging pop with emotional substance. Clearly, La Roux has greater ambitions than just getting poseurs to dance.” The Independent

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La Roux - Quicksand EP

La Roux to Make US Debut

Brace yourself North America, and get ready to be blown away by one of UK’s biggest musical sensations, La Roux. At just 21-years-old, Brixton (South London)’s Elly Jackson and partner-in-synth-pop-crime Ben Langmaid were voted #5 in the BBC’s “Sound of 2009” list and have already won over music fans across the UK. They will make their North American debut, performing at a string of venues next month.

Elly and Ben started their successful collaboration just two years ago. Together they write perfect electro-pop tracks that have been luring fans from their seats to the dance floor since they first started playing in London warehouse spaces in 2008. Razor sharp lyrics, up-tempo beats, and remarkable synthesizer skills only scratch the service of the sensational 80’s inspired tracks that have taken the UK by storm. Singles “Quicksand” and “In For the Kill” prove that “La Roux sees electronic musical equipment not as cold instruments of aural torture or imperious alienation but as ways to soundtrack her stories in the most immediately accessible way possible” (The Guardian).

La Roux also plans to release an EP this April in the US on Cherrytree Records.

Tracklisting for Quicksand EP:

1. Quicksand Single version
2. Quicksand Mad Decent remix No. 1
3. In for The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravey remix)


In the meantime, don’t miss your chance to catch the sensational La Roux live at a venue near you:

April 3rd Brooklyn, NY @ Studio B
April 4th Montreal, QE @ Les Saints
April 5th Toronto, ONT @ The Drake
April 9th San Francisco, CA @ 330 Ritch (Popscene)
April 11th Palm Springs, CA @ Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel - Saturday Pool Party (White Party Palm Springs Weekend)
April 12th Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy (Dimmak party)

For a sweet taste of what’s sure to make a splash on our shores, check out the videos of “Quicksand” and “In For the Kill”.

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Some recent praise for La Roux:

“Elly Jackson, is a cooler Sophie Ellis Bextor: her dance-pop tunes are infectious, she looks striking (her vertical red hairdo attracts frequent comments from strangers), and she says what she thinks.” The Guardian

"Together with synth player/producer Ben Langmaid, she makes stylish and tres moderne, hooky electronic pop.” Time Out London

“Her current single, Quicksand (Kitsune), clones the froideur of Jackson's favourite decade with love and skill, and makes for nagging pop with emotional substance. Clearly, La Roux has greater ambitions than just getting poseurs to dance.” The Independent

“The combination of Elly Jackson's ethereal vocals and a prominent, lively drum beat will have you hooked. Retro pop magic.” The Sun