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Fragments
Studio album by
Bonobo
Released14 January 2022
Genre
Length51:16
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerSimon Green
Bonobo chronology
Migration
(2017) 		Fragments
(2022)
Singles from Fragments
  1. "Rosewood"
    Released: 6 October 2021
  2. "Tides"
    Released: 20 October 2021
  3. "Otomo"
    Released: 10 November 2021
  4. "Shadows"
    Released: 1 December 2021
  5. "From You"
    Released: 3 January 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash8/10[2]
Exclaim!9/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[5]
Mojo8/10[6]
musicOMH[7]
NME[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork5.4/10[10]
Uncut7/10[11]

Fragments is the seventh studio album by British musician Bonobo. It was released on 14 January 2022 under Ninja Tune[7] and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album for the 65th Grammy Awards.[12]

Track listing

Fragments track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Polyghost" (featuring Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)
1:48
2."Shadows" (featuring Jordan Rakei)
  • Green
  • Jordan Rakei
4:45
3."Rosewood"Green4:02
4."Otomo" (featuring O'Flynn)
  • Green
  • Ben Norris
6:11
5."Tides" (featuring Jamila Woods)
  • Green
  • Atwell-Ferguson
  • Jamila Woods
3:46
6."Elysian"
  • Green
  • Thomas Lea
3:02
7."Closer"Green5:11
8."Age of Phase"Green5:42
9."From You" (featuring Joji)
3:30
10."Counterpart"Green5:32
11."Sapien"Green4:03
12."Day by Day" (featuring Kadhja Bonet)
  • Green
  • Atwood-Ferguson
  • Kadhja Bonet
3:44
Total length:51:16
Japanese edition (bonus track)[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Landforms"Green3:37
Total length:55:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Fragments
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 59
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 34
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 5
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[25] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 2

References

  1. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Fragments - Bonobo". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Murray, Robin (11 January 2022). "Bonobo - Fragments". Clash. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Fragments by Bonobo". Metacritic.
  4. ^ Barnabe, Dylan. "Bonobo's 'Fragments' Is an Inspiring Meld of Organic and Electronic | Exclaim!". Exclaim. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Beech, David. "Fragments is the musical culmination Bonobo has been building up to for 20+ years". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Bonobo - Fragments". Mojo: 82. February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Devlin, Ben (14 January 2022). "Bonobo - Fragments | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ Smith, Thomas (6 January 2022). "Bonobo – 'Fragments' review: veteran dance don offers a richly rewarding start to the year". New Musical Express. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  9. ^ Morris, Damien (16 January 2022). "Bonobo: Fragments review – a wondrous nirvana". The Observer. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  10. ^ Goldner, Sam. "Bonobo: Fragments". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Bonobo - Fragments". Uncut: 26. February 2022.
  12. ^ Lainez, Shervin (16 November 2022). "Bonobo Earns Two GRAMMY Nominations For Fragments (Ninja Tune)". Shore Fire Media. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  13. ^ "BEATINK.COM Fragments". Beatink.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bonobo – Fragments" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bonobo – Fragments" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bonobo – Fragments" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bonobo – Fragments" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Top Albums (Week 3, 2022)". SNEP. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bonobo – Fragments" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bonobo – Fragments". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragments_(Bonobo_album)

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