- synth-pop, electronic
- 47 min
- 12 tracks
- Polydor
La Roux is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo La Roux, released on 26 June 2009 by Polydor Records. The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It includes the singles "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof", which reached numbers two and one on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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Metacritic 76/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.8/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork7/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Times3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1In for the Kill4:09
- 2Tigerlily3:25
- 3Quicksand3:06
- 4Bulletproof3:27
- 5Colourless Colour3:28
- 6I’m Not Your Toy3:19
- 7Cover My Eyes4:32
- 8As If by Magic3:52
- 9Fascination3:42
- 10Reflections Are Protection4:20
- 11Armour Love5:53
- 12Growing Pains3:27
12 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- La Roux
- Label
- Polydor
- Released
- 2009
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- PL
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