Ibeyi announce new album with lead single "Sister 2 Sister"
11 February 2022, 11:39
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Ibeyi, the duo of Afro-Cuban French twins Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz, have announced their upcoming album Spell 31, and have unveiled new cut "Sister 2 Sister" to accompany the news.
"Sister 2 Sister" is Ibeyi's first new outing of 2022, following last year's Pa Salieu collaboration "Made of Gold", and arrives with a Colin Solal Cardo-directed video.
Spell 31 will be the twins' first album since 2017's Ash, and will feature contributions from Jorja Smith, Ibeyi’s father and mother, as well as a reimagining of Black Flag’s "Rise Above" featuring Berwyn.
Tracklist:
- Sangoma
- O Inle
- Made Of Gold (Feat. Pa Salieu)
- Sister 2 Sister
- Creature (Perfect)
- Tears Are Our Medicine
- Foreign Country
- Lavender & Red Roses (Feat. Jorja Smith)
- Rise Above (Feat. BERWYN)
- Los Muertos
"Sister 2 Sister" is out now. Ibeyi's Spell 31 album will be released 6 May via XL Recordings, and is available to pre-order now.
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