Eleanor Jackson of La Roux

La Roux are an English Electropop/Synthpop band made up of singer Eleanor Jackson and synth player, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their respective roles as “very much a half and half sharing situation… not like a singer producer outfit”, but also recognizing that it often can “look like a solo act.”

Their music is influenced by 1980s synthpop including Yazoo, Erasure, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Heaven 17, and Blancmange. The band’s name originates from Jackson’s red hair; she has said
“To me, it means ‘red-haired one’ – and it does, vaguely. It’s just a male version of ‘red-haired one’, which I think is even cooler, because I’m androgynous anyway. So it kind of makes sense.”

Elly Jackson’s first interest in music revolved around folk music. She was particularly interested in Carole King and Nick Drake whom she discovered in her parents’ record collection.Her taste in music changed during her mid-teens when she became involved in the rave scene. Jackson has been critical of other musicians. She feels that a culture of positivity has lowered standards. Reacting to the polarization her remarks have caused, Jackson noted that she makes a distinction between a person’s work and how they are as a person. Jackson does not feel that social networking will help musicians’ careers in the long run because it makes them too accessible at the expense of mystery and intrigue.

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