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She’s the GRAMMY-winning producer, songwriter, and performer who has worked with Tyler, The Creator, CASISDEAD, Skream, and Skrillex, and sold millions of records across the globe. Today, La Roux makes her long-awaited return with the announcement of her fourth album Old Flames out this fall, and gives us our first glimpse into its unfolding story with new single “Cabin Fever.” Stream the track HERE.
Composed, written, produced, and arranged by La Roux, the album is a self-possessed statement from an artist who finds power in candor and imagination. La Roux takes listeners on an extremely personal journey Old Flames, as she confronts the collapse of a 17-year relationship, the ache of forbidden love, the loneliness of addiction, and the struggle to reconcile sexuality and identity beneath the glare of public scrutiny. Sonically and visually, its references span everything from David Lynch to Donnie Darko; All Saints and Mariah Carey, alongside her jeep and summertime rain. Old Flames is nostalgic, immersive, future facing, and completely and utterly true to La Roux.
Sharing her vision for the album, La Roux says: “This record says things how they are: how I am and who I am. It’s been a process of admitting what I got wrong through telling these tales and coming to terms with where I am now. Old Flames is essentially me processing why I’ve behaved the way that I have and saying goodbye to it. It’s a farewell to that way of behaving in love and life. And in music too.”
She offers the first chapter of the unfolding story with new single, “Cabin Fever.” It drops us straight into self-imposed hibernation — racing thoughts, excuses, the seduction of staying inside. A 90s-influenced pop palette is elevated by La Roux’s expansive, electronic production, brought to life with a music video which sets the scene for Old Flames’ visual world. Speaking on the single, she shares: “‘Cabin Fever’ is about where I was: stuck in my head and lost, having to be brutally honest about it in order to escape.”
Meticulously crafted yet free of excess, this track is a deeply considered offering, rich in meaning and ideas without feeling overworked. It’s a triumphant return from a multi-award-winning composer who sold over two million albums in the US alone after redefining the DNA of pop music with her self-titled debut album in 2009. This monumental return also comes on the heels of a slew of highly anticipated dates opening for Hilary Duff on her first tour in decades.
Since her debut, La Roux has gone on to work with some of the world’s most influential musicians: DnB frontrunner Zinc who reworked “Bulletproof,” dubstep pioneer Skream and GRAMMY-winner Skrillex who both remixed “In For The Kill,” going on to work with Skream on his second album, 2010’s Outside The Box. In 2019, La Roux was featured alongside guests such as Solange and Lil Uzi Vert on Tyler, The Creator’s boundary-breaking album Igor. The following year, Tyler remixed La Roux’s “Automatic Driver” from her third album, Supervision. In 2021, she worked with reclusive rapper CASISDEAD on “Park Assist,” featuring alongside the BRIT winner in the video directed by Deadpool baddie Ed Skrien. Her work continues to inspire and influence other artists; French Montana, Tion Wayne, Mavado, and Major Lazer are just some of the acts who have sampled La Roux’s work.
Building on a remarkable legacy, Old Flames marks an artist who continues to inspire, surprise, and evolve. It’s worth the wait.
Please see tour routing below supporting Hilary Duff across the US, UK, and Australia
1. Old Flames (Intro)
2. Cabin Fever
3. Lose Myself
4. Falling
5. To Make Our Love
6. Your Lover
7. Final Fantasy
8. Night Vision
9. I Just Keep Crying
10. Babyline
11. Old Flames
TOUR DATES
June 22 – West Palm Beach, FL, USA – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
June 23 – Tampa, FL, USA – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 25 – Alpharetta, GA, USA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 27 – The Woodlands, TX, USA – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 28 – Austin, TX, USA – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
June 30 – Irving, TX, USA – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
July 2 – Albuquerque, NM, USA – First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater
July 3 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 8 – Inglewood, CA, USA – Kia Forum
July 9 – Inglewood, CA, USA – Kia Forum
July 11 – Mountain View, CA, USA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 12 – Wheatland, CA, USA – Toyota Amphitheater
July 14 – Ridgefield, WA, USA – Cascades Amphitheater
July 15 – Auburn, WA, USA – White River Amphitheatre
July 17 – West Valley City, UT, USA – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 20 – Morrison, CO, USA – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 22 – Maryland Heights, MO, USA – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 23 – Noblesville, IN, USA – Ruoff Music Center
July 25 – Shakopee, MN, USA – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
July 26 – Tinley Park, IL, USA – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 28 – Cincinnati, OH, USA – Riverbend Music Center
July 30 – Nashville, TN, USA – Ascend Amphitheater
August 1 – Charlotte, NC, USA – Truliant Amphitheater
August 2 – Bristow, VA, USA – Jiffy Lube Live
August 5 – New York, NY, USA – Madison Square Garden Arena
August 6 – New York, NY, USA – Madison Square Garden Arena
August 8 – Mansfield, MA, USA – Xfinity Center
August 9 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 12 – Toronto, ON, Canada – RBC Amphitheatre
August 13 – Toronto, ON, Canada – RBC Amphitheatre
August 15 – Clarkston, MI, USA – Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 16 – Grand Rapids, MI, USA – Acrisure Amphitheater
September 6 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
September 8 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena
September 10 – London, UK – O2 Arena
September 12 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena
September 13 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
September 15 – London, UK – O2 Arena
October 20 – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
October 22 – Brisbane, Australia – Entertainment Centre
October 24 – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena
October 26 – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena
October 29 – Perth, Australia – RAC Arena
