For me personally, Trouble in Paradise is like a special edition of La Roux's debut album, bearing the same title as the now existing only one person band Elly Jackson. Except for the Grace Jones Sample in TROPICAL Chancer (next Uptight DOWNTOWN my out tip) remain surprises from perfect.
La Roux remains true to itself. This is by no means to be regarded only as negative. If one is on catchy synthetic reinforcements from which once again pays homage to the eighties and is equipped with only a little newfangled beats, to get in Trouble in Paradise fully at its expense. But if you, like me, the opinion is that after nearly five years a reverberation of the debut album as a calculable and - sounds boring repetition - I like that word not in reviews, but in this case it hits the nail simply upside down , then you should drive this once listen only to the sample. It's a real shame that the momentous, warm lyrics about love, lust and passion with such a garment already belonged to perish. Probably Elly Jackson would take her vocal and personal crisis more time for regeneration and not to potter about on this album already since 2010.
--- For vinyl ---
The sound of vinyl is unfortunately spotted by unpleasant droning depths rather superimpose the centers and (barely existing) heights. If you raise the volume, only the bass is really intense. Elly Jackson's bright voice gets in the mix is not the place it deserves, it is downright below. Such an audio quality is rarely experienced on a record that is purely external pressure without a good wave or hair scratches. Since it would have done the CD, with the accompanying code download on a separate piece of paper the Vinylset can appear far more attractive and considerably less expensive than its pure CD-edition.
Technically design you move to a sophisticated level. The shell has been designed as colorful and striking that the therein album forms a stark contrast (unfortunately ...). The dust of black vinyl is decorated on one side with an also very colorful picture of the singer. On the other hand, the production notes of all nine titles say. The lyrics were unfortunately published anywhere.
--- Conclusion ---
More or less the "Paradise Edition" of the debut album: So I would take the second plate Trouble in Paradise by La Roux denote that shows little impetus for further development. As an independent work, without having heard the previous, would work really well. However, since this is not the case and I probably expected too much after the phenomenal debut LA ROUX, I forgive only an average rating of three stars, which a lot of the lousy sound of the LP is due.