Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, and performer La Roux returns with her long-awaited fourth album, Old Flames. Composed, written, produced, and arranged by La Roux herself, Old Flames clears the space for something new.
Thematically, the album is a deeply personal and vulnerable chronicle of the breakdown of a 17-year relationship. Jackson has noted that many of the tracks feel prophetic, written just before the actual separation took place. It handles heavy emotional terrain, exploring the nuances of painful heartbreak, self-imposed isolation, forbidden love, and reconciling her identity and sexuality in the public eye. Musically, the album balances its emotional weight with sonic freedom, drawing heavily on '90s-inspired R&B and synth-pop sensibilities. The record's lead single, "Cabin Fever", encapsulates this shift by blending racing thoughts and themes of isolation with a groovy, nostalgic rhythm