The new album will feature guest artists like Jamila Woods, Joji, Kadhja Bonet, Jordan Rakei, O’Flynn and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. The upcoming release has been described by the artist as his most emotionally intense work to date. “It’s about the dancefloor in many ways about how I remembered all over again how much I loved crowds and movement and people connecting with each other” – said Bonobo in a statement. 

Fragments is fated to be “one of the crossover electronic records of the year“. “Its electronic sounds are more powerfully hypnotic, the beauty of acoustic instruments is more exquisitely realised, the two are interwoven more totally – and the songs are unforgettable.” The album has been produced during hard times of pandemic when as many artists “he was struggling to get his ideas out“. “From just pushing a kickdrum around on a computer screen, going off, making a cup of tea, then pushing it round some more” – he explains the process “it was chaotic but you could exert some degree of control over just how chaotic it should be“. 

Bonobo started off his music journey in 1999 by making trip-hop music which quickly expanded to more upbeat tracks. From small clubs in Brighton, he accelerated into huge arenas filled with a live band and worked alongside big musical names like Erykah Badu, Ólafur Arnalds and Jon Hopkins. He has done remixes for Michael Kiwanuka, Gorillaz, George Fitzgerald and London Grammar.

Green has received three Grammy nominations, sold-out London’s Alexandra Palace three times as well as Denver’s Red Rock Amphitheatre. He played all major festivals from Glastonbury through Lollapalooza, Primavera Sound and Fuji Rock to Coachella. His last album Migration from 2017 reached the top 5 in UK Charts.

My new album Fragments is coming out January 14th.
New single Rosewood out today.

2022 North American live tour presale starts tomorrow at 11am.

Pre-order the album for access to UK/EU pre-sale next week.https://t.co/tJF1ytzVBX pic.twitter.com/6ipXiPBoWd

— Bonobo (@si_bonobo) October 6, 2021

The producer also announced a world tour next year which will begin in mid-February in the USA and ends up in mid-May in the UK. The tour will end with three shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

See full EU and UK tour dates below. Tickets, along with the pre-order option of the new album are available here.

20/04/22 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam, NL
21/04 – Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, DE
23/04 – UFO im Velodrom, Berlin, De
24/04 – Palladium, Cologne, De
25/04 – TonHalle, Munich, De
26/04 – Xtra, Zurich, CH
28/04 – Le Centquatre, Paris, FR

3/05 – The Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
4/05 – O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
6/05 – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
7/05 – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
8/05 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK
16/05 – Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
17/05 – Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
18/05 – Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

Fresh off the bat from their performances at Reading and Leeds, The Wombats are set to release their new studio album, Fix Yourself, Not The World, via AWAL on January 7th. In support of their new album, the band will embark on a world tour- which will include a trip to the O2 Arena, making it their biggest UK headliner.

Our new single If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You, is OUT NOW. It’s taken from our upcoming album Fix Yourself, Not The World OUT JANUARY 7TH 2022. [1/3]

Pre-order now https://t.co/xtAioZdBUp pic.twitter.com/wEyDijw2Ji

— The WOMBATS (@thewombats) August 16, 2021

The Wombats has already given us the single “If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You”, which gives us a glimpse of the ever-improving dynamic of the Wombat’s style. Accompanying this is the track “Method to the Madness”, which helped to build up a profile of excitement for the upcoming release. Met with the challenge of recording remotely, Wombats have not been stopped in creating something forward-thinking and captivating.“It was pure madness, to be honest,” explained Matthew Murphy. Working with Jacknife Lee, Gabe Simon, Paul Meaney, and Mark Crew, to mix together one of the most anticipated records of 2022. The one with the most frantically exciting album covers to come with it too.

Fix Yourself, Not The World tracklist:

1. Flip Me Upside Down
2. This Car Drives All By Itself
3. If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You
4. Ready For The High
5. Method to the Madness
6. People Don’t Change People, time Does
7. Everything I Love Is Going To Die
8. Work Is Easy, Life Is Hard
9. Wildfire
10. Don’t Poke The Bear
11. Worry
12. Fix Yourself, Then The World (Reach Beyond Your Fingers)

“The Wombats have been in the game since 2007, but perform with the verve and joy of a band just starting out…” said SPIN as they analyzed a previous show by the band. You will be able to catch The Wombats in early 2022 with their first show in Leeds. With a double stop in their hometown of Liverpool. These are big shows and are sure to be electric.

UK dates of the tour:

14/04/22- First Direct Arena- Leeds

15/04- The O2- London

16/04- Motorpoint Arena-Cardiff

18/04- Barrowland Ballroom- Glasgow

22/04- Mountford Hall- Liverpool

23/04- Mountford Hall- Liverpool

You can see the full list of dates here.

You can pre-order your copy here.

Photo credit: Press/ Phil Smithies, Sarah Louise Bennet, Pete Novosel, Signe Luksengard