U&I

Dumping the celebrity collaborators of 2008's Blood, Looms and Blooms, the London-based Iranian electronic musician's newest contains her most straightforward music to date.

Four years after her stunning comeback Blood, Looms and Blooms, Leila returns with U&I, a set of songs that are as dense and direct as her previous album was elaborate and enveloping.

Leila’s fourth album is akin to being trapped inside the mind of someone who’s turning ever so slightly deranged.

<p>Electronica veteran Leila's fourth album is as challenging as ever, but <strong>Paul MacInnes </strong>is unconvinced the rewards are there</p>

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