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The North Borders is the fifth studio album by British musician Bonobo. It was due for release on 1 April 2013, but was released early on 21 March in digital format after a promotional copy was leaked.[12] The album charted at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 20 January 2017 it had sold 56,993 copies in UK.[13]

The North Borders
Studio album by
Bonobo
Released21 March 2013
Genre
  • Electronic
  • Trip hop
  • ambient
  • chill-out
Length58:43
LabelNinja Tune (ZEN195)
ProducerBonobo
Bonobo chronology
Black Sands
(2010)		 The North Borders
(2013)		 Migration
(2017)
Singles from The North Borders
  1. "Cirrus"
    Released: 21 January 2013
  2. "First Fires"
    Released: 20 May 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Austin Chronicle[3]
Clash9/10[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
Drowned In Sound7/10[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
musicOMH[8]
Pitchfork6.0[9]
Q[10]
PopMatters[11]

Packaging


The artwork for North Borders and its singles were created by Australian art director and album artist Leif Podhajsky.[14]


Track listing


Digital download and CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Fires" (featuring Grey Reverend)Simon Green, Larry D. Brow4:38
2."Emkay"Green5:25
3."Cirrus"Green5:52
4."Heaven for the Sinner" (featuring Erykah Badu)Green, Erica Abi Wright4:09
5."Sapphire"Green4:47
6."Jets"Green4:34
7."Towers" (featuring Szjerdene)Green, Szjerdene3:36
8."Don't Wait"Green5:17
9."Know You"Green4:05
10."Antenna"Green3:32
11."Ten Tigers"Green4:03
12."Transits" (featuring Szjerdene)Green, Szjerdene4:20
13."Pieces" (featuring Cornelia)Green, Cornelia Dahlgren4:27
Vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."First Fires" (featuring Grey Reverend)Simon Green, Larry D. Brow4:38
2."Emkay"Green5:25
3."Don't Wait"Green5:17
4."Cirrus"Green5:52
5."Heaven for the Sinner" (featuring Erykah Badu)Green, Erica Abi Wright4:09
6."Towers" (featuring Szjerdene)Green, Szjerdene3:36
7."Jets"Green4:34
8."Antenna"Green3:32
9."Know You"Green4:05
10."Ten Tigers"Green4:03
11."Sapphire"Green4:47
12."Transits" (featuring Szjerdene)Green, Szjerdene4:20
13."Pieces" (featuring Cornelia)Green, Cornelia Dahlgren4:27

Charts


Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 29
UK Dance Albums Chart 4
UK Independent Albums Chart 4

Trivia



Certifications


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. Jeffries, David (1 April 2013). "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. Winkie, Luke. "Bonobo". Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. Aaron, David. "Clash review". Clash. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. Staples, Derek (1 April 2013). "Consequence of Sound review". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. Waplington, Kat. "Drowned In Sound review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. Hampson, Ashley. "Exclaim! review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. Follows, Ruth (26 March 2013). "musicOMH review". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. Saxelby, Ruth. "Bonobo: The North Borders". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. "Q review". Q: 96. May 2013.
  11. Aspray, Benjamin. "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. "Statement on 'The North Borders' Early Digital Release". Ninja Tune. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. "Official Charts Analysis: The xx claim No.1 spot with third album I See You". Music Week. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  14. Podhajsky, Leif. "Bonobo - 'The North Borders'". leifpodhajsky.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
  15. Perkins, Dennis. "Halt And Catch Fire: "I/O"". TV Club. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  16. "British album certifications – Bonobo – The North Borders". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 March 2019.




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