The North Borders

The North Borders
Studio album by
Bonobo
Released21 March 2013
Genre
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]

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]

Packaging

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

Track listing

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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

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

Trivia

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Certifications

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

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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 (26 March 2013). "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 (April 2013). "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 6 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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