Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Billboard	76/100
Clash	9/10
Drowned in Sound	6/10
The Guardian
The Independent
NME	9/10
Pitchfork Media	6.5/10
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine

Trouble in Paradise is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Elly Jackson, professionally known as La Roux. It was released on 18 July 2014 by Polydor Records. La Roux originally consisted of Jackson and producer Ben Langmaid, who collaborated during the earlier stages of production. However, Jackson was left to complete the record in early 2014 after Langmaid departed from the group in early 2012. Consequently, she partnered with producer Ian Sherwin during the later stages of production. Their efforts resulted in a primarily new wave record, which Jackson described as being "warmer" and "sexier" than her debut studio album, La Roux (2009).

Upon its release, Trouble in Paradise received positive reviews from music critics, who commended La Roux's shift in musical style and viewed it as an improvement on its predecessor. The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 8,391 copies. It debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, where it also became La Roux's first album to top the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. "Uptight Downtown" was released as the lead single from the album, peaking at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart. "Kiss and Not Tell" was released as the album's second single.

In an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music on 27 November 2009, La Roux frontwoman Elly Jackson announced that she and Ben Langmaid had plans to start writing material for the duo's second album at their manager's house in France over the Christmas period. It was reported in December 2011 that Jackson and Langmaid were working on La Roux's second album in a studio in the English countryside. According to Jackson, recording for Trouble in Paradise began in the second quarter of 2012, and finished around the beginning of 2014. The first song recorded for the album was "The Feeling", dating back to around 2010.

Jackson began to suffer panic attacks due to extensive touring in support of La Roux's eponymous debut album, and after finishing touring in early 2011, she found herself unable to sing in falsetto. After months of seeing throat specialists, she was diagnosed with residual muscle tension caused by a form of performance anxiety. With the aid of a performance anxiety specialist, it took two years for Jackson to overcome her vocal problems. In 2013, Jackson played three low-key comeback shows in Brighton (28 March), Bristol (2 April) and Coventry (5 April). During her show in Brighton, she debuted four new songs that would eventually be included on Trouble in Paradise: "Uptight Downtown", "Kiss and Not Tell", "Sexotheque" and "Tropical Chancer". Jackson also performed at Coachella in April 2013.

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