Ibibio Sound Machine – Chopping Mountain (LP Vinyl)
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Ibibio Sound Machine has always operated at a crossroads that most artists only approximate: the Ibibio-language vocal traditions Eno Williams draws from her Nigerian heritage set against the synth-funk, Afrobeat, and post-punk restlessness of a band that came up in London's DIY scene. Grunhard's return to the producer's chair brings the music back inside the collective itself, a homecoming that feels earned after years of collaborating outward.
Chopping Mountain, the new record by Ibibio Sound Machine - out September 11, 2026 - is the clearest rendering yet of the London collective's longstanding mission to promote love, unity, and resistance through music. It is the band's sixth full-length record, and the first to feature the band's Max Grunhard as producer since 2019's Doko Mien. Following their Hot Chip-produced breakthrough Electricity (2022) and the darker, clubbier inflection of the Ross Orton-produced Pull the Rope (2024), Chopping Mountain feels like it was pulled directly from the hearts and experiences of the Eno Williams and Grunhard-led band.
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UPC: 673855088617
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 9.11.26
Format: LP Vinyl