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Iranian electronic producer Leila Arab has signed to Warp for the release of her third LP under her first name. Some eight years in coming, the follow-up to Courtesy of Choice is called Blood, Looms and Blooms, and it features guest appearances from Specials vocalist Terry Hall, Tricky collaborator/solo artist Martina Topley-Bird, and longtime Leila pal Luca Santucci, among others. Warp will release Blooms in the UK on June 9.

Leila has a fair number of live dates supporting Björk in April and May, but our first studio sample of her new tunes will come in the form of two singles. Warp will release the "Mettle" 10"/digital single on April 21, then follow it with the "Deflect" single on May 26.

U.S. release dates for the album and the singles are still being finalized, but Warp is planning for "Mettle" to make its way over in mid-to-late April and Blooms to follow in mid-to-late June.

You can view the alluring cover of Blood, Looms and Blooms, along with Leila's dates, after the jump.



Blood, Looms and Blooms:

01 Mollie
02 Time to Blow [ft. Terry Hall]
03 Little Acorns [ft. Khemahl & Thaon Richardson]
04 Daisies, Cats and Spacemen [ft. Roya Arab]
05 Mettle
06 Teases Me [ft. Luca Santucci]
07 Carplos
08 The Exotics [ft. Seaming]
09 Deflect [ft. Martina Topley-Bird]
10 Norwegian Wood [ft. Luca Santucci]
11 Lush Dolphins
12 Ur Train [ft. Luca Santucci]
13 Young Ones
14 Why Should I? [ft. Terry Hall & Martina Topley-Bird]

Leila (all dates with Björk):

04-11 Manchester, England - Apollo (DJ set)
04-14 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo (DJ set)
04-17 London, England - Hammersmith Apollo (DJ set)
04-22 Plymouth, England - Pavilion (DJ set)
04-25 Wolverhampton, England - Civic Hall (DJ set)
04-28 Belfast, Northern Ireland - Waterfront (DJ set)
05-01 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom (DJ set)
05-04 Sheffield, England - City Hall (DJ set)