Release date of Bonobo’s new album “Distance in Static” announced

Bonobo is entering a new chapter. The electronic producer and DJ (real name Simon Green) has announced that his next album, Distance in Static, will be released on September 11th via Ninja Tune.

The news comes alongside the release of the expansive, club-inspired lead single “Me and You.” The song was premiered during Green’s recent DJ appearances at surprise pop-up events in London and Paris, and is accompanied by a crater-themed music video.

Distance in Static is Green’s eighth studio album and features ambitious collaborators including Grammy Award winner Arooj Aftab, British singer Joy Crooks, Nilufer Janya, Ichiko Aoba, Hundred Waters’ Nicole Migris, and Anya Martin. The lyrics are written in English, Urdu, and Japanese, and Green incorporates historical Iranian samples and guzheng recordings into the work.

The album will be supported by all-new Bonobo live shows launching across North America this fall. The production was designed in collaboration with Pierre Claude, whose visual work has helped shape the live performance of artists such as Eyre, Gesaffelstein, Phoenix, and Caroline Polachek.

The tour will kick off on November 5th at Emos in Austin, Texas, before hitting venues in major cities including Los Angeles, Toronto, and Chicago. Fan pre-sales will begin on June 11th at 10am local time, and general sales will begin the following day at 10am local time. For ticket details, visit Bonobo’s website.

Over a career spanning more than 25 years, Green has had two UK Top 10 albums (2017’s Migration and 2022’s Fragments both peaked at No. 5) and was nominated for both a Brit Award and a Grammy Award. He has collaborated with the likes of Damon Albarn and Erykah Badu, and four years ago played five consecutive nights at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

In his press release, Green hinted at a sense that the project had reached its final stages. “This is probably the last time I’ll go around the course in this format,” he said. “I don’t know what that will look like yet, but the truth is that this is where I’m going to redefine who I am as a musician.”