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"fuerza" LISTEN: https://bayonet.nyc/fuerza WATCH: https://youtu.be/gP3hw6uUNUA
(June 28, 2023) - On the heels of the announcement of their debut full-length album, delusions, out August 25th via Bayonet Records, Kibi James share their second offering with new single "fuerza." Throughout the track Mari's vocals weave between English and Spanish interlaced with soothing synthesizers. The accompanying visual, directed by a sun, portrays a figure first seemingly trapped in a box, yet dancing and ultimately reimagining the world around her, finally fully escaping into a free and open natural landscape.
The band, consisting of Mari (guitar, keys), MJ Corless (bass) and Pomi Abebe (drums) previously released their first single from the album "Go Outside" earlier this month. Co-produced, recorded and mixed by Drew Vandenberg (Faye Webster, SPELLLING, Toro y Moi) at Chase Park Studios in Athens, GA, and mastered by Heba Kadry, the bands debut album delusions is laden with vividly lush portraits of the places they call home – Atlanta, their community, their physical house they share together, and the sense of home they find in one another. Speaking on the title of the album, MJ says “For artists trying to survive in this capitalist world, I think some level of delusion is necessary.”
While the outside world is often a source of chaos, Kibi James finds security and intimacy in their shared domestic life together – the details of which come in the form of the intimate narratives and memories that make up delusions. Together they channel the blissful sweetness of ‘90s indie pop and shibuya-kei, calling to mind the voices of Sweet Trip’s Valerie Cooper, 800 cherries and Saint Etienne. They harmonize in both English and Spanish as their voices cozily intertwine, singing of their hopes for the future over hazy, treated guitars and the gentle pattering of drums. The sensual palette of Kibi James is one adorned with pastel hues and dense greenery, exploring the nuances of relationships between people and the world, interpersonally and ecologically.
Watch "fuerza" above and stay tuned for more from Kibi James coming soon. | 
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