''Bib10'' is the tenth

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by English producer

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, also known as Stephen Wilkinson, released on 21 October 2022.

Background and recording

In a 2020 interview with

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, Bibio announced that he was working on new material that, in contrast with previous releases ''Ribbons'' and '' Sleep on the Wing'', "right now, I’m making synthpop and disco, amongst other things. What I’m working on now is more like ''A Mineral Love'', but it’s early days still, so all of that could change." According to Bibio, "I wanted this album to sound more polished and slick. But not ‘software perfect’. My influences for studio production mostly come from the 60s, 70s, and 80s where the craft was very different – getting a more polished sound, without ironing the humanity out of it, was part of the ethos." Bibio has called the album a reaction to the mostly acoustic ''Ribbons'', saying that he wanted to start playing more electric guitar in order to do something different. "S.O.L." and "Fools" feature the vocals of Oliver St. Louis, who previously collaborated with Bibio on the song "Why So Serious" from '' A Mineral Love''.

Release and reception

On 2 September 2022, a teaser video titled "十" was posted to Bibio's

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with the number "10" set to the first 13 seconds of "Off Goes The Light". On 8 September, the full video for "Off Goes The Light" was released, and it was announced that Bib10 would be released on

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on 21 October. The title is a reference to the fact that it is Bibio's tenth studio album. On 10 October, a video was released for the second single "Potion". On the day of the album's release, a video for the song "S.O.L" was released on Bibio's YouTube channel.

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called Bib10 "an immensely satisfying listening experience -- and an exquisitely crafted celebration of the beauty and possibilities within Wilkinson's music."

Track listing

All tracks written, recorded, and produced by Stephen Wilkinson.''Bib10'' (2022).

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References

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