La Roux shares new single ‘Babyline’
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. After announcing her fourth record Old Flames with lead single ‘Cabin Fever’, La Roux gives us another taste of what lies ahead with new track ‘Babyline’.
The track finds redemption, release, renewal. It’s a sun-soaked masterclass in pop music, drawing on references which included All Saints, Mariah Carey and summertime rain – and underlines exactly why La Roux has continued to inspire, surprise and evolve. ‘Babyline’ is about finding your way back to yourself when you’ve spent too long hiding. Starting again is sometimes the bravest thing you can do, and the track captures the euphoria of finding that liberation. Counterbalancing the cinematic visuals ‘Cabin Fever’, the music video for ‘Babyline’ is simple, striking and entirely individual – the essence of what the song celebrates.
Speaking on the track, La Roux shares: “‘Babyline’ is about finding your way out of the woods and back to yourself. ‘Cabin Fever’ was very much the start of my story and ‘Babyline’ is where I ended up and where I continue to be. Happier, lighter, braver.”
Composed, written, produced, and arranged by La Roux, Old Flames is a self-possessed statement from an artist who finds power in candour and imagination. Across the album, 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. It’s 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.”
Meticulously crafted yet free of excess, this 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. She went on to work with some of the world’s most influential musicians; DnB frontrunner Zinc reworked ‘Bulletproof’, while dubstep pioneer Skream and GRAMMY winner Skrillex both remixed ‘In For The Kill’; going on to work with Skream on his second album, 2010’s Outside The Box.
In 2019, she featured alongside guests including 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.
La Roux
Old Flames
Releasing November 6th on vinyl, CD and cassette
TRACKLIST
Old Flames (Intro)
Cabin Fever
Lose Myself
Falling
To Make Our Love
Your Lover
Final Fantasy
Night Vision
I Just Keep Crying
Baby Line
Old Flames
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
