Tuesday January 04

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La Roux Goes 'In For The Kill' In Times Square

 

I adore La Roux. I stumbled across the group along with the rest of America after their single "In For The Kill" was featured on an episode of HBO's Entourage. The British electro-pop duo's style struck a chord with me, and vocalist Elly Jackson's voice proved unforgettable. While she doesn't have the Adele's husky voice or Amy Winehouse's raspy smoker's charm, Jackson and partner Ben Langmaid have constructed a pretty dope sound, and, naturally, Kanye West took notice. Last year he jumped on a remix of "In For The Kill," and later tapped Elly to appear on "That's My Bitch," also featuring Jay-Z, which will likely appear on their forthcoming joint album Watch The Throne. She also appears on "All of the Lights" on Ye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, along with every other recording artist on earth. Teaming up with VEVO, La Roux offered a stripped down performance of the single in Times Square recently. Whereas the original is high-octane, electronic and loud, this version is "nice, quiet, and calm," according to Elly. It's a welcome mellow, guitar-driven chill out moment. She also gives some background on the group and the creation of the song. See also: "Bulletproof."









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