For a few months now La Roux has had quite an effect on pop music and has brought her somewhat unique sound onto the mainstream. With a quirky look and her own take on electro, 2009 has been a good year for the daughter of The Bill’s Sergeant June Ackland.
‘Bulletproof’ is a catchy, 1970s disco crossed with 1980s Electro. Think the attitude of Gloria Gaynor’s ‘I Will Survive’ with the slightest hint of Depeche Mode’s ‘I Just Can’t Get Enough’. But, it seems Elly Jackson’s vocals are very different to those on previous singles ‘Quicksand’ and ‘The Kill’. This of course is not a bad thing; it makes a change to high pitched wailings and ten second long “Ooh’s”. Although, compared to ‘The Kill’, ‘Bulletproof’ has better qualities and the whole song is like a pop-party with Sonic the Hedgehog style sound effects from start to finish.

Love or hate La Roux you cannot deny that you have sang along and danced to her songs in an indie disco this year or even a general nightclub and hear remix after remix. She has well and truly succeeded as becoming an anthem creator of this year. Yet in a few months she will become part of the group of performers who have become famous for their over played and overrated music such as Scouting for Girls, Kings of Leon, Duffy and Adele.

By Lilly Roberts

Format: Single
Rating: 4/10
Release Date: Out Now
Label: Polydor