First off I want to introduce La Roux, she's a female synth-pop star from East London, real name Elly Jackson, and takes her name from the French for “red haired one”, in reference to her distinctive hairstyle. La Roux writes heartbreaking, insecure electronic waterfalls of pop songs. She takes angst and bitterness and channels them into something to play while you put your dancing shoes on, ready to get your own heart broken in a dingy club. “You're the upsetter, stroking my hand; what's my position?, I don't understand; am I your possession?, am I in demand?; oh when you turn to me, I'm in the quicksand”. Alongside another hotly tipped synth-pop female, Little Boots, she's set to take 2009 by storm. After dropping her debut single on the tastemaking Kitsune label she's all set to get things pumped up around Easter with her debut LP on Polydor, fresh from coming 5th in the BBC's 'Sound Of 2009' poll.

Next, a competition... We wrote about Esser a while ago, and Transgressive Records have sent some fabulous rare goodies our way to pass on to you! We're giving away a 12" of Esser's last single, Satisfied (featuring remixes from Toddla T and Mad Professor) as well as a couple of membership cards for Esser's fanclub and a bunch of stickers of the fellow himself with which you can plaster your surrounding area. To win this lovely bundle of goodies, just drop us an email telling us what your favourite OTHER Transgressive release is! You've got a few days to get those emails in and then we'll pick a winner at random.

[MP3] La Roux - Fascination
[YOUTUBE] La Roux - In For The Kill
[MIXTAPE] Esser - Midnight Moonstomp Mixtape
[BUY] Pre-order In For The Kill by La Roux here.
[MYSPACE] Visit La Roux on myspace here.