The North Borders Explained

The North Borders
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bonobo
Cover:	The-north-borders.png
Released:	21 March 2013
Length:	58:43
Label:	Ninja Tune (ZEN195)
Producer:	Bonobo
Prev Title:	Black Sands
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Migration
Next Year:	2017

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.^[1] The album charted at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 20 January 2017 it had sold 56,993 copies in UK.^[2]

Packaging

The artwork for North Borders and its singles were created by Australian art director and album artist Leif Podhajsky.^[3]

Charts

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

Trivia

• The track "Ten Tigers" is probably named after the Ten Tigers of Canton.
• The track "Cirrus" was featured as the closing song of the pilot episode for the AMC show Halt and Catch Fire.^[4]

External links

• Bonobo - The North Borders, review by BBC
• The North Borders by Bonobo, review by Ninja Tune

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statement on 'The North Borders' Early Digital Release . . 19 October 2017 . 13 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143923/https://ninjatune.net/news/statement-on-the-north-borders-early-digital-release . live .
2. Web site: Official Charts Analysis: The xx claim No.1 spot with third album I See You. Music Week . 20 January 2017. 11 April 2018.
3. Web site: Bonobo - 'The North Borders' . Podhajsky . Leif . leifpodhajsky.com . https://archive.today/20141214195317/http://leifpodhajsky.com/Bonobo-The-North-Borders . 14 December 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
4. News: Halt And Catch Fire: "I/O". Perkins. Dennis. TV Club. 2018-02-27. en-US. 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227153428/https://tv.avclub.com/halt-and-catch-fire-i-o-1798180586. live.