La Roux just shared something most artists never say out loud. In a TikTok, Elly Jackson revealed that after writing and singing“Bulletproof,”she lost her voice, had a nervous breakdown, and disappeared from the public eye for 10 years. The song that made her a household name in 2009 was also the moment everything unraveled.
She’s back now with a new single,“Lose Myself,”which deals with her auADHD diagnosis and her addictions. Two more tracks,“Babyline”and“Cabin Fever,”are already out, and her fourth studio album,“Old Flames,”arrives November 6 via Vertigo Records. The album follows 2020’s“Supervision”and works through the collapse of a 17-year relationship, forbidden love, and reconciling her sexuality and identity in the public eye.
Jackson explained the project simply:“‘Old Flames’is essentially me processing why I’ve behaved the way that I have and saying goodbye to it.”It’s a rare, candid look at what early fame cost her, and a new chapter from an artist who defined a whole era of pop. What’s the one 2000s song that instantly takes you back? Tell us in the comments.
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