Overview
- Simon Green, performing as Bonobo, announced Distance in Static on June 9, 2026, with a 14‑track tracklist and lead single “Me and You.”
- The record features vocal contributions from Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes, Nilüfer Yanya, Ichiko Aoba, Nicole Miglis and others across English, Urdu and Japanese.
- Press materials say the album incorporates reported historic Iranian samples and guzheng recordings alongside Green’s instrumentation.
- Bonobo will unveil a redesigned live show and play a North American tour beginning in November, with presales starting June 11 at 10 a.m. local time and general tickets on sale June 12.
- Distance in Static follows Bonobo’s 2022 LP Fragments and recent soundtrack work with Kamasi Washington and Floating Points, marking a continued move toward live instrumentation and cross‑cultural collaboration.