In New York, Leila currently performs in piano and synth duo with drummer, Federico Ughi.WORLD DOMINATION and Danny Devito From left to right: Leila Deeley, Annabel Wittle, Tippi Morgan, Chloe Howard. ‘A unique mixture of jazz, pop, gamelan and bossa, full of striking imagery and delightful dissonant, droning harmonies,’ Sunday Star Times ★ ★ ★ ★ ★įollow these links to buy the albums on CD: Following live recordings from Wellington’s International Jazz Festival Performance, her music was broadcast nationally on television and radio. Leila’s debut album received blazing reviews in New Zealand and Australia. This second album was produced by David Long (producer of the year 2001 sound designer for the Lord of the Rings) and has received high acclaim, which only substantiates the awesome talent that is Leila Adu.Īdu’s voice combines the ferocity of PJ Harvey and Patti Smith with the raw emotion of Fiona Apple and the unnerving drone of Nico.’ Salient Magazine ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Dig A Hole “Her resplendent soprano delivery of the line “A love that never dies” during this passage of “Wolfmen” ties her to the wonderful vocal legacies of Josephine Baker, Arooh Lemeen, Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald and Roy Orbison.” - URB ALT Online Cherry PieĬrossing the spectrum from sparsely haunting to loud and raunchy, Leila accompanies herself on piano and vintage organ with some of New Zealand’s top musicians. I see this album as a future classic” - Review by John M. “Within seven tracks, Leila Adu takes you on an aural journey that most progressive rock albums could only attempt to do. ‘Dark Joan’, Leila’s third album as a solo artist, was recorded in Chicago with the legendary Steve Albini (PJ Harvey, Joanna Newsome, Nirvana, Pixies) The Scary Love Monster EP is out now on Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp Dark Joan “Between pop, weird jazz, dark lyrics and brainy experimentation at times reminiscent of Brian Eno’s early records…” - NYC Deli The first video from the EP is Bluebeards and Monsters. With sound worlds of Grimm’s fairytales and Toni Morrison, these dark tales hint at moments of light and love.Īfter four studio releases, this EP is intimate, mostly self-produced, with the help of gear from friends and extra production from London dance producer Alex Morris in London and New Zealand drummer/producer, Riki Gooch and final-mixing in New Zealand. Scary Love Monster is an EP of global urban and suburban romantic ensnarement, impressionist avant- tronica written and recorded in Rome out of a suitcase and houses in Rome, London, Wellington and New York. Scary Love Monster by Leila Aduīelts and Whistles proudly presents the release of Scary Love Monster, the brand new EP from Leila Adu.The title track Love Cells signifies that we are all created out of vibration, light and love: “love yourself, each sacred atom of the world is connected to you.” From the intimate laptop recording moments of a cappella Je T’aime… to afrofuturist The City and the Voodoo Lady, a tribute to the city of New York and Mingus’ The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady… to the perverse post-colonial love of Horror in Black and White: “Did I bomb your village? Could I set you free?” Scary Love Monster EP Where Scary Love Monster warns of the perils of love in Grimm’s fashion, Love Cells speaks from the mundane 9-5 romantic love to the most abstract forms of love. With sound worlds of Grimm’s fairytales and Toni Morrison, these dark tales hint at moments of light and love. Scary Love Monster is an EP of global urban and suburban romantic ensnarement, impressionist avant-tronica written and recorded in Rome out of a suitcase and houses in Rome, London, Wellington and New York. Together the pair is collectively known as The LOVE EPs. Love Cells EP by Leila Aduīelts and Whistles proudly presents the release of Love Cells, Leila Adu’s partner EP to her recent release Scary Love Monster.In an EP that folds together four lilting, keyboard driven-protest songs, Adu manages to showcase a kaleidoscope of ideas that simply must be listened to on repeat. The release, “flowers, or die,” explores the nuances of singer-songwriter territories, while breaking away from the generic form that this style of music is often critiqued for. Adu proves yet again that she won’t allow herself to be boxed into just one genre or style of music in this 2020 EP.
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