La Roux Is Back: First Album in 6 Years Out Today
If “Bulletproof” still lives rent-free in your head — the synth-pop anthem that soundtracked every 2009 night out, breakup playlist and dancefloor — then today is your day. La Roux is back.
Elly Jackson has released Old Flames, her fourth album as La Roux, today, Friday, November 6, 2026, via Vertigo Records. It is her first album since Supervision in February 2020 — a gap of nearly seven years — and her first major-label album since 2014.
The new album runs 11 songs in 35 minutes, and Jackson composed, wrote, produced and arranged it almost entirely herself. It is a lean, self-made return — no filler, just the sound that made her a star, sharpened by everything she has lived through since.
Old Flames was inspired by the end of a 17-year relationship with a childhood sweetheart. Jackson has also spoken about losing her voice and suffering a nervous breakdown — and you can hear that hard-won honesty running through the record. This is not a nostalgia act. It is a comeback built on starting over.
She has earned that comeback the long way round. After nearly a decade away from touring, Jackson just finished opening for Hilary Duff’s Lucky Me Tour, and she is now heading out on her own headline shows. For fans who grew up on her music, seeing her back on stage — on her own terms — feels like a full-circle moment.
For anyone who needs a refresher: Jackson, as La Roux, broke through in 2009 with “Bulletproof,” a UK No. 1, and “In for the Kill.” She is also a Grammy winner. Old Flames does not try to remake those hits — it reminds you why they stuck in the first place.
La Roux announced the album herself on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYCjTJ0MYI7/
Read PEOPLE’s exclusive interview with Elly Jackson about the Hilary Duff tour, “Bulletproof” and Old Flames, and The Upcoming’s album review for an early verdict on the record. You can stream it now on Apple Music.
Old Flames is out today. Put it on loud, text your 2009 group chat, and let La Roux remind you why “Bulletproof” never really left.
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