Ibibio Sound Machine Announce New Album ‘Chopping Mountain,’ Share Lead Single “Concept of Love”

UK collective Ibibio Sound Machine have announced new album Chopping Mountain which will be out September 11 via Merge. This is the first album fully produced by the band’s Max Grunhard since 2019’s Doko Mien — 2022’s Electricity was produced by Hot Chip, and 2024’s Pull the Rope was produced by Ross Orton — and was made primarily at the band’s own Vanguard Studios in South London.

Chopping Mountain includes recent single “Return to Sender” and they’ve just shared new single “Concept of Love” which is a terrific, joyous, afro-house disco banger. Says singer Eno Williams, “What you give out into the world is what you receive back, it’s beautiful to be loved.” Watch the video below.

Ibibio Sound Machine have also announced UK tour dates and those are below.

Chopping Mountain

1. Burning in Lagos

2. Chopping Mountain

3. When You Want to Dance

4. Concept of Love

5. Return to Sender

6. Give Me Peace

7. Menso

8. Love

9. Kukuru

10. River Don’t Rush

Ibibio Sound Machine on tour:

Jul 03-04 Glasgow, UK – WOMAD 2026

Jul 22-27 Donostia, ES – Jazzaldia 2026

Jul 30 Eeklo, BE – Helden In Het Park 2026

Aug 01 Floreffe, BE – ESPERANZAH! 2026

Aug 02 Nutley, UK – Good Vibrations Society 2006

Sep 05 Santa Cruz De Tenerife, ES – Phe Festival 2006

Sep 11 Reading, UK – Down at the Abbey

Oct 02 Bristol, UK – Lantern Hall

Oct 03 Cardiff, UK – Clwb Ifor Bach

Oct 07 Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds

Oct 09 Dublin, IE – Button Factory

Oct 10 Birkenhead, UK – Future Yard

Oct 15 Brighton, UK – Concorde 2

Oct 16 Oxford, UK – Cowley Workers Social Club

Oct 22 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK – Gosforth Civic Theatre

Oct 23 Edinburgh, UK – Liquid Rooms

Oct 24 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms

Nov 20 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club

Nov 21 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club

Nov 25 London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall

Jan 29 Abu Dhabi, AE – The Red Theatre, The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi

_Originally reported by [Brooklyn Vegan](https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ibibio-sound-machine-announce-new-album-chopping-mountain-share-concept-of-love/)._