Brace yourself N. America, & 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 & partner-in-synth-pop-crime Ben Langmaid were voted #5 in the BBC’s “Sound of 2009” list & have already won over music fans across the UK. They will make their North American debut, performing at a string of venues next month (all dates below).

Elly & Ben started their successful collaboration just 2 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, & remarkable synthesizer skills only scratch the service of the sensational 80’s inspired tracks that have taken the UK by storm. Singles “Quicksand” & “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).

“In For The Kill (Skreams Let’s Get Ravey Mix)” | download

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April:

03 Brooklyn, NY Studio B
04 Montreal, QE Les Saints
05 Toronto, ONT The Drake
09 San Francisco, CA 330 Ritch
12 Los Angeles, CA Roxy

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