The North Borders

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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. The album charted at number 29 on the UK Albums Chart.

Packaging

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

Track listing

Digital download and CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Fires" (featuring Grey Reverend)	Simon Green, Larry D. Brow	4:38
2.	"Emkay"	Green	5:25
3.	"Cirrus"	Green	5:52
4.	"Heaven for the Sinner" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Green, Erica Abi Wright	4:09
5.	"Sapphire"	Green	4:47
6.	"Jets"	Green	4:34
7.	"Towers" (featuring Szjerdene)	Green, Szjerdene	3:36
8.	"Don't Wait"	Green	5:17
9.	"Know You"	Green	4:05
10.	"Antenna"	Green	3:32
11.	"Ten Tigers"	Green	4:03
12.	"Transits" (featuring Szjerdene)	Green, Szjerdene	4:20
13.	"Pieces" (featuring Cornelia)	Green, Cornelia Dahlgren	4:27

Vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Fires" (featuring Grey Reverend)	Simon Green, Larry D. Brow	4:38
2.	"Emkay"	Green	5:25
3.	"Don't Wait"	Green	5:17
4.	"Cirrus"	Green	5:52
5.	"Heaven for the Sinner" (featuring Erykah Badu)	Green, Erica Abi Wright	4:09
6.	"Towers" (featuring Szjerdene)	Green, Szjerdene	3:36
7.	"Jets"	Green	4:34
8.	"Antenna"	Green	3:32
9.	"Know You"	Green	4:05
10.	"Ten Tigers"	Green	4:03
11.	"Sapphire"	Green	4:47
12.	"Transits" (featuring Szjerdene)	Green, Szjerdene	4:20
13.	"Pieces" (featuring Cornelia)	Green, Cornelia Dahlgren	4:27

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.

External links

• A review on BBC.uk
• Ninja Tune - Bonobo - The North Borders