Black Sands (album)
# Black Sands (album)

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| BBC | (positive) |
| Drowned In Sound | 7/10 |
| Mojo | |
| musicOMH | |
| PopMatters | |
| Q | |
| Sputnikmusic (emeritus) | 3.5/5 |
| The Times | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |

Black Sands is the fourth studio album by English producer Bonobo. It was released on 29 March 2010.

## Artwork

The cover features a photograph taken of Derwentwater, in northern England. The tower in the background is located in Castlerigg (54°35′29.95″N 3°7′3.43″W﻿ / ﻿54.5916528°N 3.1176194°W﻿ / 54.5916528; -3.1176194).

## Track listing

All tracks written and performed by Bonobo.

## Personnel

Credits for Black Sands adapted from album liner notes.

* Bonobo – piano (tracks 1 & 12), bass (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10), upright bass (tracks 1, 11 & 12), guitars (tracks 3, 8, 9 & 11), classical guitar (tracks 5, 10 & 12), mandolin (track 12), keyboards (tracks 3, 8, 10 & 11), Fender Rhodes (tracks 5, 6 & 9), harmonium (tracks 1, 6 & 12), harp (track 4), xylophone (track 12), music box (track 10)
* Andreya Triana – vocals (tracks 4, 9 & 10)
* Mike Simmonds – violins (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 12), violas (track 5)
* Mike Lesirge – flute (tracks 5 & 12), saxophone (track 5), clarinet (track 12)
* Alan Hardiman – trombone (tracks 5 & 12)
* Ryan Jacob – trumpet (tracks 5 & 12)
* Jack Wyllie – saxophone (tracks 10)
* Tom Chant – saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 11)
* Graham Fox – drums (track 11)
* Jack Baker – drums (track 12)

## Use in media

"All In Forms", appeared in the film House at the End of the Street in 2012. Additionally, "Kong" can be heard during a scene in an artist's studio in the eighth episode of the second season of House of Cards, and Eyesdown can be heard in the background in the restaurant in the second episode of the third season of The Newsroom. The song "Black Sands" is the title-song of the French 2015-movie 'The Measure of a Man'. "Kiara" also appears in the video game Sleeping Dogs.

## Awards

As of November 2016, it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry for 60,000 sold units in UK. As of January 20, 2017 it has sold 72,756 copies in UK.

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
