Delusions by Kibi James
This debut album from Kibi James takes the grungy fuzz of shoegaze and meshes it with the lush, lo-fi charm of bedroom pop. Kibi James is a three-piece group out of Atlanta, Georgia that bends genres and whisks listeners away into the fantasy of their music, all while switching between singing in English and Spanish in the most effortless manner. Not only does Delusions capture the dreaminess of love–both romantic and platonic, it does so in a way that conjures such specific, warm feelings: truly embracing delusion in the sweetest sense. The members of Kibi James have been friends for longer than they’ve been a band, and it’s evident with the love that’s felt in these tracks. The emotions that this album creates can only be done by people who know each other deeply, which is what makes Delusions such a special project.