La Roux will make her eagerly-awaited return with the release of new album ‘Trouble In Paradise’ on July 7th on Polydor Records.
The first taste of the album was revealed last night when Zane Lowe gave the track ‘Let Me Down Gently’ its exclusive first worldwide play on Radio One.
‘Trouble In Paradise’ features nine tracks, each written and played by multi-instrumentalist Elly Jackson with Ian Sherwin on co-production. It is the follow-up to La Roux’s Grammy-winning eponymous debut album, which sold over two million copies worldwide and spawned six million single sales.
The tracklisting is:
1. Uptight Downtown
2. Kiss and Not Tell
3. Cruel Sexuality
4. Paradise Is You
5. Sexotheque
6. Tropical Chancer
7. Silent Partner
8. Let Me Down Gently
9. The Feeling
‘Trouble In Paradise’ is available for pre-order at iTunes from May 13th with ‘Let Me Down Gently’ as an Instant Grat track. Fans can also pre-order the album via the La Roux store from May 12th and enter an exclusive tour pre-sale.
La Roux has also announced details of a seven date UK tour in November plus an intimate London show for the album launch in July:
July
Tues 1st London Conway Hall
November
Wed 5th Glasgow O2 ABC
Fri 7th Leeds Metropolitan University
Sat 8th Birmingham Institute
Mon 10th Bristol O2 Academy
Fri 14th Norwich UEA
Sat 15th Oxford O2 Academy
Sun 16th Manchester Ritz
Tickets will be available from 10am Monday 19th May to those who have ordered the album via the La Roux store* and on general sale from 10am Friday 23rd May.
