Ibeyi announce debut album, share video for "Mama Says"
03 November 2014, 15:55
| Written by
Laurence Day
Ibeyi, the 19-year-old French-Cuban twins have announced details of their self-titled debut album, set for release 17 February via XL.
The album was produced by XL's head honcho Richard Russell, and Ed Morris has directed a video for their lead single, "Mama Says" - the song that drew attention to Ibeyi via the live video released over the summer.
Watch the video and then check out Ibeyi's tracklist below.
Tracklist:
1. Eleggua (Intro)
2. Oya
3. Ghosts
4. River
5. Think Of You
6. Behind The Curtain
7. Stranger / Lover
8. Mama Says
9. Weatherman
10. Faithful
11. Yanira
12. Singles
13. Ibeyi (Outro)
Ibeyi is out 17 February on XL.
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