La Roux “In For The Kill”
La Roux find another 8-bit digi-White-funk playground to explore inner feelings in on “In For The Kill”, the equally-agreeable follow-up to their much-hyped Fall debut “Quicksand” (which Maestro didn’t realize carried a slight lesbianic tinge until recently, making that record even more hot).
This time around, singer Elly Jackson’s blurred falsetto latches onto a lyric in which she shrugs off all traces of shyness in an effort to take a platonic relationship to that next level. All tumbled words, “full stops and exclamation marks”, Elly nervously lays all her cards on the table, unable to hold back any longer (“I’m going in for the kill/ I’m doing it for a thrill/ I’m hoping you’ll understand/ And not let go of my hand”) as Atari blips and bloops dance jubilantly around her.
Another irresistible, ’80′s-baked tune from the hottest haircut in the music world, look for La Roux’ debut sometime later this year through Polydor. Single is due March 2nd.
Before I say this, let me just clarify that I love this blog. But this is a huge pet peeve…
Women do NOT have a falsetto.