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"  Elly said she wouldn&amp;#039;t do it - then again, Elly says a lot of things - but whether through choice, record label arm-twisting or an acknowledgement that &amp;#039;I&amp;#039;m Not Your Toy&amp;#039; didn&amp;#039;t do the business chart-wise, La Roux are reissuing &amp;#039;Quicksand&amp;#039;, the track that got us so excited about them this time last year. Fortunately, it remains as arresting as ever. Like most of the songs on their debut album, it&amp;#039;s a winning combination of pop smarts, stifling romantic obsession and production that mixes the sounds of &amp;#039;82 with the sonic punch of &amp;#039;09. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re the upsetter stroking my hand,&amp;quot; Jackson croons over synth-pop as hard and bouncy as a rubber ball that somehow wound up in the freezer. She may be a gobby little wotsit at times, but, as this cracker reaffirms, you can&amp;#039;t accuse La Roux of being all mouth and no trousers.  &amp;amp;gt; Click here to read our review of La Roux&amp;#039;s album "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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