As soon as I saw the incredibly ’80s cover for La Roux’s forthcoming Trouble In Paradise, I thought “Well, yeah, this is probably something I’ll love.” I’m sort of a sucker for whenever someone veers competently in any ’80s synthpop direction, so it’s great when someone like La Roux comes along and does it so well. Crammed underneath the Gotham Tent (a stage perpetually too small for the artists it housed, so attendees always bled out of its confines into a disorganized mess), people understandably went nuts for the old stuff like “In For The Kill” and “Bulletproof,” but the slinky disco of “Uptight Downtown” was pretty great, too. For that matter, all the new stuff was collectively the highlight of the set, hinting that La Roux has a hell of a sophomore album on the way. Each infectious beat or synth line was the exact kind of stuff that’s the most fun to lose yourself in at a festival. After seeing this stuff live, I’m looking forward to a summer soundtracked by Trouble In Paradise.