libsndfile 1.1.0 came out a bit ago, and as of today, there are builds up on conda-forge for most (all?) platforms. The python wrapper (soundfile) 0.11.0 has been updated as well., with conda-forge packaging coming as soon as the PR merges. (EDIT: everything is up to date now.)
These updates add mp3 support, and the benchmarks should be updated to reflect this.