La Roux - In For The Kill

From the tracks posted on their MySpace page, newcomers La Roux show a lot of promise that matches the wealth of attention they've suddenly been attracting - and add to the fact they've been hand-picked to support Lily Allen on tour next month - it doesn't take a genius to work out that we'll be hearing a lot more from the London synth duo.

The band don't hide their love of 80s music in interviews and it doesn't take long to hear just how obsessed they are with the era that gave us keyboard-overload, crazy outfits and flamboyant videos. 'In For The Kill' is driven by its retro-futurist gliding synths and a hammering drum machine, but the real note of interest is the shrieking unearthly vocals of Elly Jackson.

Sick of all the Duffy's and Adele's of the world? Then 'In For The Kill' is the ideal alternative, and given the sudden interest in electropop, La Roux won't be missing from the top 10 for much longer.