Leila - Blood, Looms, And Blooms
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Leila :: Blood Looms and Blooms Warp Records Reviewed on Wednesday, July 02, 2008 by Ben Meredith It is no surprise that Leila's new album, Blood Looms and Blooms, comes from a very dark place, being recorded after the passing of both her parents. This becomes extremely apparent throughout the record. The first track, Molie, resembles a poor-man's M83. All the right electronic drums and synths are there, but the melody is lost within the dark tones and drowsy noises. However, this is not to say it is a bad track; clearly Leila was going for a gothic feel in Blood Looms(you can tell just by the album title itself), and she certainly achieves this.
It is also no wonder Leila played and toured with Bjork, a kinship which shows in every track, but is most prevalent in Daises, Cats, and Spacemen, where the vocals do not sound like Bjork, but the similar melodies come through.
The vocals on the album are all done by guests, ranging from Terry Hall to Andy Cox to Martina Topey Bird; and all of them are fitting to the tone of the album. On any other record, these singers could set any vibe they want; but for Leila, they seem to have dimmed down the lights in their vocal chords.
The album ends with Young Ones, a lo-fi piano track, and Why Should I?, a song that places you in what sounds like a gloomy circus. In this case, it...
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