There is an aching heart at the centre of La Roux’s return to pop music after nearly seven years. Elly Jackson is now the solitary figure in what used to be a group, taking writing, production and performing credits on her fourth album. That singularity is reflected in the personal circumstances that drove the writing of the songs on this album, for she has freely admitted Old Flames is her response to the end of a 17-year relationship.
Intriguingly, her candid quote in the press release states that “It’s a farewell to that way of behaving in love and life. And in music too,” implying her next move could be a dramatic about-turn. She is certainly capable of stylistic upheaval, for she has mastered the art of the soft pop sad banger, sidling up alongside Robyn as one of its masters.

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