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 ornate gold pendants lay over a sheet of wrinkled black velvet, containing photos of the two artists. The one on the left is standing straight, hands up and palms facing forward, and wearing a green dress with narrow white shoulder straps. Below her pendant is the name of the duo in gold cursive text, all lowercase. The one on the right is stood with her left shoulder forward, wearing a draping red dress and posed with her hands as if she's holding a basketball with her fingertips at the top and bottom. Below her pendant is the album name in the same gold cursive, properly capitalised and with a period at the end.
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
Spell 31 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sangoma"Lisa-Kaïndé Diaz, Naomi Diaz2:45
2."O Inle"Traditional0:33
3."Made of Gold" (with Pa Salieu)L. Diaz, Salieu3:48
4."Sister 2 Sister"L. Diaz, Eg White3:15
5."Creature (Perfect)"L. Diaz, White3:31
6."Tears Are Our Medicine"L. Diaz2:37
7."Foreign Country"L. Diaz, Salieu1:40
8."Lavender & Red Roses" (with Jorja Smith)L. Diaz, Cornelius Cameron, Noel Earl Davey, Richard Russell2:54
9."Rise Above" (featuring Berwyn)L. Diaz, Angá Díaz, Berwyn, Greg Ginn3:31
10."Los Muertos"L. Diaz, N. Diaz, A. Diaz, Joel Hierrezuelo Belart1:19
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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