Intro Bonito
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Mixtape by Kero Kero Bonito | ||||
Released | 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) (SoundCloud) 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (reissue) | |||
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Length | 30:17 | |||
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Label | Self-released Double Denim (re-issue) Magniph (Japanese release) | |||
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Intro Bonito is the debut mixtape by British indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito. It was self-released by the band on 30 September 2013, followed by a reissue on 25 August 2014 by Double Denim Records.[4][5] It was promoted by the singles "Homework" and "Sick Beat" and the title track received a music video.[2] A remix EP called Bonito Recycling was released on 29 September 2014.[6]
The song "I'd Rather Sleep" went viral on TikTok in 2020 and is used as a trend for the creepypasta the Backrooms on YouTube.[7] Intro Bonito was listed as the 46th best album of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear.[8]
Composition
Many of the songs featured on the mixtape were written with a Casio SA-46 mini-keyboard.[9][10] The song "Sick Beat" is about "kicking someone's arse on a computer game" and contains elements of dancehall, hip hop, J-pop, and '90s club music.[11][5] The album's lyrical themes touch on "concise, pop-haiku-like explorations of the strangeness of babies, ecological issues or societal expectations of women" sung in playground chant-like melodies.[1]
Release
Intro Bonito was originally self-released by the band via Bandcamp. Double Denim Records eventually reached out and inquired if the label could re-issue the mixtape on CD, which never came to pass. Intro Bonito was also re-issued in Japan by the label Magniph.[12] In 2023, it was announced that the band's current label Polyvinyl would reissue Intro Bonito on CD, vinyl and cassette, containing several bonus tracks. This reissue was released on April 28, 2023.[13]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Bonito Shopping" | 1:18 |
17. | "Fans (Are So Cool)" | 3:42 |
18. | "Flamingo" | 3:17 |
19. | "Build It Up" | 3:09 |
20. | "Chicken" | 2:26 |
21. | "My Party" (bo en Remix) | 3:49 |
22. | "Sick Beat" (Danny L Harle Remix) | 3:03 |
23. | "I'd Rather Sleep" (et aliae Remix) | 3:03 |
24. | "Cat vs. Dog" (Kane West Remix) | 3:34 |
25. | "Pocket Crocodile" (Toby Gale Remix) | 4:52 |
26. | "Small Town" (Spazzkid Remix) | 3:23 |
27. | "Flamingo" (Julien Mier Remix) | 3:16 |
28. | "Flamingo" (English version) | 3:18 |
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] | 42 |
References
- ^ a b Lester, Paul (28 November 2014). "New band of the week: Kero Kero Bonito (No 33)". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (12 August 2014). "Kero Kero Bonito – "Sick Beat"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Pitcherella, Amelia. "Kero Kero Bonito Release Remix EP, 'Bonito Recycling'". Impose. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Intro Bonito by Kero Kero Bonito". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b Raymer, Miles (13 August 2014). "Get hooked on Kero Kero Bonito's 'Sick Beat'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Bonito Recycling - EP by Kero Kero Bonito". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Perrett, Connor; Haasch, Paul (29 December 2020). "50 of the biggest TikTok songs and sounds of 2020 and where they came from". Insider. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Chris (20 September 2019). "Gorilla Vs Bear: Beset Albums of the 2010s". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Songminer with Alaska Reid - Ep. 7 - Gus Lobban | Part 2". RSS.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Hunt, El (24 December 2014). "Dear Santa... Love Kero Kero Bonito". DIY. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat". DIY. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Kero Kero Bonito (2014). イントロ・ボニト [Intro Bonito] (Album liner notes) (in Japanese). Magniph and Double Denim Records.
- ^ "Intro Bonito (2023), by Kero Kero Bonito".
- ^ "Spotify - Intro Bonito - Polyvinyl Records - Shop, Vinyl, Merch, Music and More". Polyvinyl Record Co. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Top Album Sales: Week of May 13, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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