Ibeyi’s Offering announcement gives independent release week a spiritual center

Ibeyi’s announcement of Offering continues to stand out as one of the strongest independent music stories of the weekend. The album is set for release on 26 June and will be the duo’s first album in four years, following 2022’s Spell 31.

More importantly, it will arrive through their own IBEYI Records, making this the first Ibeyi album outside their previous XL Recordings structure. That independent step gives the project extra weight. Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Díaz have always made music that feels tied to ancestry, family, ritual, rhythm and spiritual inheritance, so the move toward self-release feels less like business housekeeping and more like an artistic realignment. The lead single Aset arrived with a video filmed in Havana, directed by Corry Van Rhijn and Roman Pichon Herrera, immediately placing the record back inside a visual and cultural world. Ibeyi’s sound has always moved between Afro-Cuban tradition, soul, electronic production, pop, Yoruba spirituality and intimate vocal conversation between sisters. The title Offering suggests a record shaped by gift, memory and devotion rather than pure pop spectacle. For a 17 May digest, this is a strong follow-up item because the announcement fits the broader theme of the weekend: independent artists claiming ownership over their next chapter. Source: https://pitchfork.com/news/ibeyi-announce-new-album-offering