Bonobo has shared two new singles, ‘Fire on the Water’, featuring Pakistani-American artist Arooj Aftab, and ‘Drift’.

Both tracks will appear on his forthcoming album, ‘Distance In Static’, which is set for release on 11th September via Ninja Tune. The record will also feature collaborations with Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya, Nicole Miglis, Ichiko Aoba and Aanya Martin. Check out videos for the two new singles below.

‘Fire on the Water’ was recorded at Neil Young’s Broken Arrow Ranch in California where Bonobo, real name Simon Green, spent several weeks working on the new album.

Green invited Aftab to travel from her home in New York to collaborate on the track, which began as a simple guitar loop he recorded while testing equipment before quickly taking shape.

“When that song happened, that’s when I could first see an album coming into shape,” Green shared. “We were both like, ‘Oh, this is really special’.”

Sharing her thoughts on the collaboration, Aftab added: “I had the dreamiest time making this song with Simon in the Redwoods. He is a boyish joy and a beautiful soul. The lyrics, written by my dear friend Yasra Rizvi, live in that tender place where time keeps moving but desire remains. There can still be fire on the water.”

In support of the album, Bonobo has announced a series of live shows across North America, including dates in Dallas, Los Angeles, Portland, and more. Additional dates are expected to be announced shortly. The full list of dates, as well as links to purchase tickets, can be found here.

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