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10.0
73124
10.0 |
The Skinny
Through stripped back piano and impeccably architectural percussion, the sisters conjure an absorbing, spiritual world that’s warming... but a little unsettling
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9.0
73169
9.0 |
Exclaim
A unique and beguiling listen from front to back
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9.0
73447
9.0 |
The Music
Spine-tinglingy beautiful in its reach and brimming with substance, this album will win hearts the world over
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8.5
73167
8.5 |
The 405
There's nothing new with the sounds they've explored, but what they've managed to do beautifully is combine a wide range of sounds and influences to create a mesmerising debut record
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8.0
74193
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Ibeyi may have already released the debut album of the year
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8.0
73277
8.0 |
Uncut
It’s a subtly delightful album. Print edition only
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8.0
73396
8.0 |
All Music
Their songs of family, love, lust, and spirit pair perfectly entwined and complementary voices
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8.0
73127
8.0 |
The FT
Their singing brings an attractive simplicity to the wealth of influences swirling around their music
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8.0
73125
8.0 |
NME
Innovative and comforting
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8.0
73122
8.0 |
musicOMH
Remarkably mature and accomplished
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8.0
73123
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An ambitious debut record from the twosome, and one that deserves to be heard by as many people as possible
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7.4
73408
7.4 |
Pitchfork
The texts and subtexts in Ibeyi keep unfolding, but it feels immediate and direct regardless of how much of that text the listener is familiar with
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6.0
73287
6.0 |
State
It all seems so one dimensional, utilising the same approach on track after track
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6.0
73661
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
An uneven but sturdily promising debut
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6.0
73126
6.0 |
The Guardian
As stand-alone tracks they work, but side-by-side, you can’t help but wish they’d try something outside this comfort zone
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6.0
73146
6.0 |
The Observer
The rhythms of this record unite Afro-Cuban instruments and forms with 21st-century digital production, courtesy of XL boss Richard Russell
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6.0
73160
6.0 |
DIY
‘Ibeyi’ as a whole piece doesn’t quite do justice to the conceptual potency that lies within it
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4.0
73219
4.0 |
NOW
There is an unexciting emphasis on precision and minimalism that saps the emotional heat from an otherwise interesting fusion of styles and sounds
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