{{Infobox album | name = Ibifornia | type = studio | artist = Cassius | cover = Cassius - Ibifornia.png | alt = | released = {{Start date|2016|08|26|df=yes}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Electronic | length = | label = {{hlist||Ed Banger|Because Music|Interscope Records}} | producer = | prev_title = 15 Again | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Dreems | next_year = 2019 }}
{{Music ratings | MC = 65/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/ibifornia/cassius|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic.com|accessdate=2016-08-25}}</ref> | ADM = 5.6/10<ref>[http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/8112/Cassius-Ibifornia.aspx "Ibifornia by Cassius reviews"]. AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ibifornia-mw0002933789|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jeffries|first=David|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Clash'' | rev2Score = 5/10<ref name = "Clash">Wasserman, Milo (19 July 2016). [http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/cassius-ibifornia "Cassius – Ibifornia"]. ''Clash''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev3 = ''The Guardian'' | rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name = "Guardian">Simpson, Dave (25 August 2016). [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/25/cassius-ibifornia-review-polydor "Cassius: Ibifornia review – funky pop, sunshine and cliches"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev4 = ''The Irish Times'' | rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name = "IrishTimes">Carroll, Jim (23 June 2016). [http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/cassius-ibifornia-album-review-house-grooves-with-excitement-and-euphoria-1.2696290 "Cassius – Ibifornia album review: house grooves with excitement and euphoria"]. ''The Irish Times''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev5 = ''Loud and Quiet'' | rev5Score= 3/10<ref name="LoudandQuiet">Walton, Sam (June 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160622123748/http://www.loudandquiet.com/2016/06/cassius-ibifornia-album-review/ "Cassius, 'Ibifornia' – Album review"]. ''Loud and Quiet''. Archived from the [http://www.loudandquiet.com/2016/06/cassius-ibifornia-album-review/ original] on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev6 = ''Mixmag'' | rev6Score = 8/10<ref name = "Mixmag">[http://mixmag.net/feature/july-2016-18-albums-you-need-to-hear-this-month/31 "June: 18 albums you need to hear this month"]. ''Mixmag''. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev7 = ''The Observer'' | rev7Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name = "Observer">Empire, Kitty (26 June 2016). [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/26/cassius-ibifornia-review-squelchy-tunes-summer-sunshine "Cassius: Ibifornia review – squelchy tunes pack summer sunshine"]. ''The Observer''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8Score = 5.9/10<ref name = "Pitchfork">Sherburne, Phillip (26 August 2016). [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22321-ibifornia/ "Cassius: Ibifornia Album Review"]. ''Pitchfork''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev9 = ''PopMatters'' | rev9Score = {{rating|5|10}}<ref name = "Popmatters">Carr, Paul (26 October 2016). [http://www.popmatters.com/review/cassius-ibifornia/ "Cassius: Ibifornia"]. ''PopMatters''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> | rev10 = ''Record Collector'' | rev10Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name = "RecordCollector">Goldsmith, Mike. [http://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/ibifornia "Cassius – Ibifornia"]. ''Record Collector''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> }}
'''''Ibifornia''''' is the fourth studio album by French electronic duo Cassius. It was released on 26 August 2016.
==Composition== {{Quote box |quote = There is this theory about the tonality of songs – that it's easiest to make a sad song, because working with minor chord is easier. That’s why techno is so depressing. So our challenge was to make fun electronic music without making it cheesy. |source = — Cassius on the bright and joyful feel of ''Ibifornia''<ref name = "GQ"/> |width = 30% |border = 1px |align = right }}
Cassius were inspired to produce an album with a bright, happy tone by their experiences of listening to the Bob Marley & the Wailers album ''Exodus'' (1977).<ref name = "GQ">Halls, Eleanor (22 August 2016). [http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/cassius-ibifornia-new-album "Finally, electronic music that will actually make you want to dance"]. ''GQ''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref> Their intention with ''Ibifornia'' was to create a "fun electronic music without making it cheesy", due to the abundance of dark and depressing electronic dance music popular at the time.<ref name = "GQ"/> In coming up with a cheerful vibe for the LP, they decided that it would take place in a fantasy utopia land named Ibifornia.<ref name = "GQ"/>
Cassius and the press release categorized the style of ''Ibifornia'' as a hybrid of funk, house, soul, Afrobeat, synthpop, psychedelia, hip hop, gospel and disco.<ref name = "GQ"/><ref name = "Exclaimtitletrack">Adams, Gregory (20 May 2016). [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/cassius-ibifornia "Cassius "Ibifornia""]. ''Exclaim!''. Retrieved 31 March 2017.</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = The Missing | note1 = featuring Ryan Tedder and Jaw | writer1= {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Ryan Tedder|Pharrell Williams|Jaw}} | length1= 4:14 | title2 = Love Parade | note2 = featuring Mike D | writer2 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Mike Diamond|Luke Jenner|John Gourley}} | length2= 5:29 | title3 = Action | note3 = featuring Cat Power and Mike D | writer3 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Cat Power|Diamond}} | length3= 8:56 | title4 = Go Up | note4 = featuring Cat Power and Pharrell Williams | writer4 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Williams|Cat Power|Matthieu Chédid|Tedder}} | length4= 5:32 | title5 = Ibifornia | writer5 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass}} | length5= 8:44 | title6 = Hey You! | note6 = featuring Ryan Tedder | writer6 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Tedder|Jenner}} | length6= 3:40 | title7 = Feel Like Me | note7 = featuring Cat Power | writer7 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Cat Power|Tedder}} | length7= 5:05 | title8 = Blue Jean Smile | note8 = featuring John Gourley | writer8 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Jenner|Gourley}} | length8= 4:02 | title9 = The Sound of Love | note9 = featuring Jaw | writer9= {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass|Jaw}} | length9= 4:49 | title10 = Ponce | writer10 = {{hlist|Zdar|Boombass}} | length10= 5:45 }}
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2016) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref name="ARIA history pages">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/FYcU1MD | title=Cassius ARIA chart history to 024|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=2 November 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |align="center"| 161 |- {{album chart|Flanders|30|artist=Cassius|album=Ibifornia|rowheader=true|accessdate=2 September 2016}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|44|artist=Cassius|album=Ibifornia|rowheader=true|accessdate=9 September 2016}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|187|artist=Cassius|album=Ibifornia|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|33|artist=Cassius|album=Ibifornia|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|59|artist=Cassius|album=Ibifornia|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 September 2016}} |- {{album chart|UKZobbel|159|date=160903|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 September 2016}} |}
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