The Magic Trick (feat. Ibeyi)

Welcome back to Object of Sound. In the debut episode of our third season, we’re talking about the power of music to heal, inspire, and invite magic into our lives. “When we sing, we are deathless” says Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, one half of the duo Ibeyi describing her relationship with twin sister and collaborator, Naomi Diaz. That connection creates a special kind of magic, which is woven throughout the tracks of their forthcoming album, Spell 31. In this episode, Hanif sits down with Lisa and Naomi to talk about how they’ve grown through making music together, learning from past selves, and we’re giving you a preview of Ibeyi’s best album yet. On our playlist this week, songs that are a celebration of sisterhood. For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/ibeyi-magic.Music In This Week’s Episode: Sister 2 Sister - IbeyiRunaway - Nina SkyCrazy On You - HeartCannonball - The BreedersUngodly Hour - Chloe x HalleNow I’m In It - HaimThe Con - Tegan and SaraEmmylou - First Aid KitShow Notes:Some of Hanif’s recently listening at the beginning of the year has included Shamir’s Heterosexuality, Summer at Land's End by The Reds, Pinks and Purples, and Crown the King’s Groundhog Day EP.Ibeyi’s forthcoming album, Spell 31, will be out May 6 on XL Records. The music video for Sister 2 Sister is out now. Heart’s performance of Crazy On You Live in 1978 is one of Hanif’s favorite live performances of all time. Credits:This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Kathleen Ottinger, and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair. Extra gratitude to Joe Dawson and Saidah Blount at Sonos.