Bonobo (aka Simon Green) today releases “Always on Your Side”, a soulful collaboration with acclaimed BRIT and Mercury Prize nominated singer Joy Crookes. It’s a track that further showcases the intimate, melancholic side of his forthcoming album ‘Distance in Static’, following the recent “Fire on the Water” featuring Arooj Aftab, and sitting alongside other standout collaborations with the likes of Nilüfer Yanya, Ichiko Aoba, Nicole Miglis (Hundred Waters) and Aanya Martin.
The single arrives alongside a gorgeous new video featuring both Bonobo and Joy, including behind-the-scenes footage of the track’s creation
In counterpoint to this are tracks such as recent singles “Drift” and “Me and You”: music that showcases Green’s adept hand at creating resonant, emotional club music, and demonstrate the duality – of live artist and DJ, introspective composer and club-focussed selector – that sits at the heart of ‘Distance in Static’. It was these dancefloor-minded instincts that Green used to full effect at his recent London rooftop DJ session for Mixmag’s long-running LAB series, playing alongside a hand-picked lineup that included Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective) and Art School Girlfriend his 90-minute set has been watched over 200k times since launching just a week ago – watch HERE.
‘Distance in Static’ – which arrives September 11th on Ninja Tune – was woven together across recording sessions spanning LA, Tokyo, London and beyond – with a significant portion of the record completed at Neil Young’s legendary Broken Arrow Ranch in California, where he holed up for several weeks earlier this year. Lyrics appear in English, Urdu and Japanese, while historic Iranian samples and guzheng recordings sit alongside Green’s own meticulously processed instrumentation.
Green also announced a brand new Bonobo Live show – designed by Pierre Claude, renowned for his work with Air, Gesaffelstein, Phoenix, and Caroline Polachek – will be kicking off this November with a headline run across North America. See here and below for full routing and ticket details, with more shows to be announced imminently.
Bonobo ‘Distance In Static’ Tracklist
1. Dawn
2. Cycles
3. Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)
4. Drift
5. Talk to Me (feat. Nicole Miglis)
6. Uncasually
7. Always on Your Side (feat. Joy Crookes)
8. Youth’s Fountain (feat. Nilüfer Yanya)
9. Shokoufeh
10. Can’t You See (feat. Aanya Martin)
11. ID700
12. Me and You
13. Equinoctial (feat. Ichiko Aoba)
14. Mercury (feat. Kanako Yamamoto)
Bonobo DJ / Live 2026
Summer DJ Tour
Tue 04 Aug – Pikes Presents @ 528 – Ibiza – ES [DJ SET]
Sat 08 Aug – Marenostrum Fuengirola – Málaga – ES [DJ SET]
North America Live Tour
Thu 05 Nov – Emo’s – Austin, TX – US
Fri 06 Nov – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX – US
Sat 07 Nov – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall – Dallas, TX – US
Mon 09 Nov – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ – US
Wed 11 Nov – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – US
Thu 12 Nov – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA, US
Sat 14 Nov – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – US
Sun 15 Nov – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR – US
Mon 16 Nov – PNE Forum – Vancouver, BC – CA
Tue 17 Nov – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA – US
Thu 19 Nov – Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO – US
Fri 20 Nov – Belly Up Aspen – Aspen, CO – US
Tue 24 Nov – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN – US
Wed 25 Nov – Radius – Chicago, IL – US
Thu 26 Nov – HISTORY – Toronto, ON – CA
Fri 27 Nov – MTELUS – Montreal, QC, CA
Sat 28 Nov – Citizens House of Blues – Boston, MA – US
Mon 30 Nov – Higher Ground Ballroom – South Burlington, VT – US
Tue 01 Dec – State Theatre – Portland, ME – US
Thu 03 Dec – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD – US
Fri 04 Dec – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – US
Sat 05 Dec – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY – US
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