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