{"id":2012912,"date":"2026-06-26T12:38:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012912"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T09:38:48","slug":"la-roux-shares-anthemic-synth-driven-single-babyline-happier-lighter-braver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012912","title":{"rendered":"La Roux shares anthemic synth driven single \u2018Babyline\u2019: \u201cHappier, lighter, braver\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_laroux_shansteward_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">La Roux shares anthemic synth driven single \u2018Babyline\u2019: \u201cHappier, lighter, braver\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Elly Jackson&#8217;s new album &#8216;Old Flames&#8217; is set to drop later this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-26T13:38:48+01:00\">26th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_laroux_shansteward_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"La Roux\" title=\"2026_laroux_shansteward_2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">La Roux CREDIT: Shan Steward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>La Roux has shared her new single \u2018Babyline\u2019 from her upcoming album \u2018Old Flames\u2019 \u2013 listen to it below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: La Roux \u2013 \u2018Trouble in Paradise\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike her comeback single the R&amp;B-tinged \u2018Cabin Fever\u2019, this anthemic synth driven track treads more familiar territory and wouldn\u2019t sound out of place on her 2009 self-titled debut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Babyline\u2019 is about finding your way out of the woods and back to yourself. \u2018Cabin Fever\u2019 was very much the start of my story and \u2018Babyline\u2019 is where I ended up and where I continue to be. Happier, lighter, braver,\u201d the singer said.<\/p>\n<p>A press released added: \u201cIt\u2019s a sun-soaked masterclass in pop music, drawing on references which included All Saints, Mariah Carey\u00a0and summertime rain \u2013 and underlines exactly why La Roux has continued to inspire, surprise and evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Babyline\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4Y6qlDD9AQ6BfDHqloSeP4?si=69f96ec7818c4975&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Roux - Babyline\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BfpoYQf--PU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Across \u2018Old Flames\u2019, the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018Supervision\u2019, Elly Jackson faces the collapse of a 17-year relationship head on, and also tackles themes of forbidden love, loneliness \u201cthat comes with addiction, and the struggle to reconcile sexuality and identity when in the public eye\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the rest of the album, which lands on November 6, the lyrics see the British synth-pop star reference everything from David Lynch to <em>Donnie Darko <\/em>while \u201ccapturing a sound that is both immersive and nostalgic, while also forward facing\u201d. Pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis record says things how they are: how I am and who I am. It\u2019s been a process of admitting what I got wrong through telling these tales and coming to terms with where I am now,\u201d she previously said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Old Flames\u2019 is essentially me processing why I\u2019ve behaved the way that I have and saying goodbye to it. It\u2019s a farewell to that way of behaving in love and life. And in music too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later this year she will be touring across the US, UK and Australia, supporting Hillary Duff. 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her comeback single the R&amp;B-tinged \u2018Cabin Fever\u2019, this anthemic synth driven track treads more familiar territory and wouldn\u2019t sound out of place on her 2009 self-titled debut.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Babyline\u2019 is about finding your way out of the woods and back to yourself. \u2018Cabin Fever\u2019 was very much the start of my story and \u2018Babyline\u2019 is where I ended up and where I continue to be. Happier, lighter, braver,\u201d the singer said.<\/p>\n<p>A press released added: \u201cIt\u2019s a sun-soaked masterclass in pop music, drawing on references which included All Saints, Mariah Carey\u00a0and summertime rain \u2013 and underlines exactly why La Roux has continued to inspire, surprise and evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Babyline\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4Y6qlDD9AQ6BfDHqloSeP4?si=69f96ec7818c4975&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Roux - Babyline\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BfpoYQf--PU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Across \u2018Old Flames\u2019, the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018Supervision\u2019, Elly Jackson faces the collapse of a 17-year relationship head on, and also tackles themes of forbidden love, loneliness \u201cthat comes with addiction, and the struggle to reconcile sexuality and identity when in the public eye\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for the rest of the album, which lands on November 6, the lyrics see the British synth-pop star reference everything from David Lynch to <em>Donnie Darko <\/em>while \u201ccapturing a sound that is both immersive and nostalgic, while also forward facing\u201d. Pre-order it here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis record says things how they are: how I am and who I am. It\u2019s been a process of admitting what I got wrong through telling these tales and coming to terms with where I am now,\u201d she previously said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Old Flames\u2019 is essentially me processing why I\u2019ve behaved the way that I have and saying goodbye to it. It\u2019s a farewell to that way of behaving in love and life. And in music too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later this year she will be touring across the US, UK and Australia, supporting Hillary Duff. Visit here for tickets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/la-roux-shares-anthemic-synth-driven-single-babyline-happier-lighter-braver-3953470&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026_laroux_shansteward_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News La Roux shares anthemic synth driven single \u2018Babyline\u2019: \u201cHappier, lighter, braver\u201d Elly Jackson&#8217;s new album &#8216;Old Flames&#8217; is set to drop later this year By Damian Jones 26th June 2026 La Roux CREDIT: Shan Steward La Roux has shared her new single \u2018Babyline\u2019 from her upcoming album \u2018Old Flames\u2019 \u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2012912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2012912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2012912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2012912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2012912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2012912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}