Spell 31

Spell 31 is the third studio album by Afro-French Cuban sibling duo Ibeyi, released on 6 May 2022, by XL Recordings.[2]

Spell 31
Two gold pendants lay over a sheet of wrinkled black velvet, containing photos of the two artists. The band's and album's names are written in cursive script underneath.
Studio album by
Ibeyi
Released6 May 2022
Length25:53
LabelXL
ProducerRichard Russell
Ibeyi chronology
Ash
(2017)		 Spell 31
(2022)
Singles from Spell 31
  1. "Made of Gold"
    Released: 18 November 2021[1]
  2. "Sister 2 Sister"
    Released: 10 February 2022[2]
  3. "Lavender & Red Roses"
    Released: 1 April 2022[3]
Spell 31 ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash8/10[6]
DIY[7]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[8]
Loud and Quiet7/10[9]
Uncut7/10[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz except track 2, with other writers noted

Spell 31 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sangoma"Naomi Diaz2:45
2."O Inle"Traditional0:33
3."Made of Gold" (with Pa Salieu)Salieu3:48
4."Sister 2 Sister"Eg White3:15
5."Creature (Perfect)"White3:31
6."Tears Are Our Medicine" 2:37
7."Foreign Country"Salieu1:40
8."Lavender & Red Roses" (with Jorja Smith)
2:54
9."Rise Above" (featuring Berwyn)
3:31
10."Los Muertos"
  • N. Diaz
  • A. Diaz
  • Joel Hierrezuelo Belart
1:19
Total length:25:53

Personnel
  • Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz – vocals
  • Naomi Diaz – vocals, percussion, arranger (1, 4–10)
  • Richard Russell – producer, arranger (4, 6–8)
  • Pa Salieu – vocals (3, 7)
  • Jorja Smith – vocals (8)
  • Berwyn – vocals (9)
  • Joe Brown – recording engineer, instrumental performance (7, 8)
  • Ricky Damian – mixing engineer
  • Eg White – instrumental performance (5)
  • Owen Pallett – arranger, instrumental performance (5)
  • Ben Reed – arranger (6), instrumental performance (4–7)
  • Dave Okumu – instrumental performance (4)
  • Maya Dagnino – instrumental performance (7)
  • CASisDEAD – instrumental performance (9)

References
  1. "Ibeyi Return With Pa Salieu-Assisted Single "Made of Gold"". Clash. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Minsker, Evan (10 February 2022). "Ibeyi Announce New Album Spell 31, Share Video for New Song "Sister 2 Sister"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. Murray, Robin (1 April 2022). "Ibeyi Team Up With Jorja Smith for "Lavender & Red Roses"". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. "Spell 31 by Ibeyi Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. Kellman, Andy. "Spell 31 - Ibeyi". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. Sutton, Naima (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Clash. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. Dixon, Louisa (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". DIY. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. Inscoe-Jones, Liam (6 May 2022). "Ibeyi celebrate the present and indulge their love for the past on Spell 31". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. Butchard, Skye (2 May 2022). "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. O'Connell, Sharon. "Ibeyi - Spell 31". Uncut. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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