Back in 2015, XL Recordings released Ibeyi's fantastic self-titled debut album, and now the duo are back with their second full-length. Due September 29 via XL once again, Ash picks up where their self-titled album left off. To coincide with the announcement of a new album, the twins have shared a video for new song "Deathless," featuring Kamasi Washington on saxophone. As to be expected from the pair, the Ed Morris-directed video is quite surreal and inventive.
Speaking about the track in the press release, Ibeyi's Lisa-Kaindé explained how the song came to be, saying, "I was writing 'Deathless as an anthem for everybody!" She explained further, “For every minority. For everybody that feels that they are nothing, that feels small, that feels not cared about and I want them to listen to our song and for three minutes feel large, powerful, deathless. I have a huge amount of respect for people who fought for, what I think, are my rights today and if we all sing together ‘we are deathless, ’they will be living through us into a better world.”
Watch the video for "Deathless" above, and check out their upcoming tour dates below.
Ibeyi 2017 Tour:
9/30 Sannois, FR - EMB
10/4 Feyzin, FR - L’Épicerie Moderne
10/5 Strasbourg, FR - La Laiterie
10/6 Lille, FR - L’aéronef
10/11 Rennes, FR - L’Étage
10/12 Nantes, FR - Stéréolux
10/18 Bristol, UK - Thekla
10/19 London, UK - Shoreditch Town Hall
10/20 Manchester, UK - Band On The Wall
10/28 Miami, FL - North Beach Bandshell
10/30 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11/1 Washington D.C - 9:30 Club
11/4 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
11/5 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
11/6 Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre
11/7 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall
11/9 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11/11 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
11/14 Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
11/15 Vancouver, BC - The Commodore Ballroom
11/16 Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
11/18 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
11/19 Los Angeles, CA - Theatre at the Ace Hotel
11/24 Paris, FR - Casino de Paris (Festival Inrocks)
12/2 Cologne, DE - Club Bahnhof Ehernfeld
12/3 Berlin, DE - Lido
12/4 Hamburg, DE - Knust
12/5 Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso Noord
12/7 Leuven, BE - Het Depot
