# ‘I Think Our Generation Is Having a Really Rough Time’: La Roux Explores the Millennial Ache on Her New Album

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-think-our-generation-is-having-a-really-rough-time-la-roux-explores-the-millennial-ache-on-her-new-album/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:34:06+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T19:52:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/la-roux-new-album-cabin-fever-hilary-duff-tour-bulletproof-1236376131/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- *Cabin Fever* revisits late-1990s and early-2000s pop.
- Jackson connects its nostalgia to a longing for a safer-feeling time.
- The album explores relationships, addiction and coming out.

## Summary

La Roux’s new album *Cabin Fever* draws on late-1990s and early-2000s American pop, reflecting a longing for what singer Elly Jackson remembers as a safer, more carefree time. She says the nostalgic sound and look also let her speak more openly about personal experiences and a generation’s unease with how life has changed.

The album references artists including SWV, All Saints, Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake, alongside an aesthetic inspired by casual American brands such as Gap and L.L.Bean. Its themes include the end of Jackson’s 17-year relationship, addiction, growing up at 38 and her coming out. She discussed the record while touring Australia as an opening act for Hilary Duff.

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