Intro Bonito

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Intro Bonito
File:Intro Bonito.jpeg
Mixtape by
Kero Kero Bonito
Released30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) (SoundCloud)
25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (reissue)
Genre
Length30:17
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
Label
Producer
  • Jamie Bulled
  • Gus Lobban
Kero Kero Bonito chronology
Intro Bonito
(2013) 		Bonito Generation
(2016)
Singles from Intro Bonito
  1. "Homework"
    Released: 20 July 2013
  2. "Sick Beat"
    Released: 12 August 2014

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.[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-45 mini-keyboard.[9] The song "Sick Beat" is about "kicking someone's arse on a computer game" contains elements of dancehall, hip hop, J-pop, and '90s club music.[10][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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah Bonito.

No.TitleLength
1."Bonito Intro"0:50
2."Intro Bonito"2:45
3."Sick Beat"2:59
4."My Party"2:47
5."Cat Vs. Dog" (English version)0:58
6."Kero Kero Bonito"2:36
7."Babies (Are So Strange)"2:36
8."Bonito Jingle"0:18
9."Homework"2:17
10."Pocket Crocodile"1:55
11."Cat Vs. Dog" (Japanese version)0:58
12."Park Song"2:45
13."Let's Go to the Forest"2:03
14."Small Town"2:46
15."I'd Rather Sleep"1:55
Total length:30:17

References

  1. ^ a b Lester, Paul (28 November 2014). "New band of the week: Kero Kero Bonito (No 33)". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (12 August 2014). "Kero Kero Bonito – "Sick Beat"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ Pitcherella, Amelia. "Kero Kero Bonito Release Remix EP, 'Bonito Recycling'". Impose. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Intro Bonito by Kero Kero Bonito". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b Raymer, Miles (13 August 2014). "Get hooked on Kero Kero Bonito's 'Sick Beat'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bonito Recycling - EP by Kero Kero Bonito". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Chris (20 September 2019). "Gorilla Vs Bear: Beset Albums of the 2010s". Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  9. ^ Hunt, El (24 December 2014). "Dear Santa... Love Kero Kero Bonito". DIY. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat". DIY. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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