Leila Abdul-Rauf Andros Insidium Review

April 19, 2026
The cover of a game called the renfields

Leila Abdul-Rauf

Andros Insidium

20 Buck Spin

2026

 

Okay my fellow Pagans, Spiritualists and those of us who dance in the place in between, come follow me through the entrance that is Leila Abdul-Rauf.

 

I honestly had no clue what to expect going into this album. I think I found something to help ground me and assist in my journey as a Practitioner.

 

This album feels like a deeply old folk magick witch of the woods luring you to come and listen. There’s a drowning that is meditative. Vocals that are haunting. Music that seeps into your blood and does its bidding. Color me surprised too when we had some actual low bass throat singing.

 

The song in which the album gets its name, Andros Insidium, is this guttural spell that we all become a part of. The way in which I got goosebumps is…insane. The gutturals are almost akin to Karyn Crisis.

 

Honestly, this whole album is unsealed and unsettled magical workings. Demanding an audience through grit, truths and calling. I highly recommend giving it a listen.

~Rook

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