Intro Bonito
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
LabelSelf-released
Double Denim (re-issue)
Magniph (Japanese release)
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 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-45 mini-keyboard.[9] 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.[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]

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.[11] 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.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah Bonito

Intro Bonito – Standard edition
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
Intro Bonito – Limited Digital Reissue[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
4."But Blood" (by Hockeysmith)
  • Annabel Hockeysmith
  • Georgie Hockeysmith
Hockeysmith5:21
Total length:33:08
Intro Bonito – 2023 CD reissue[14]
No.TitleLength
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 performance for Intro Bonito
Chart (2023) Peak
position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15] 42

References

  1. 1 2 Lester, Paul (28 November 2014). "New band of the week: Kero Kero Bonito (No 33)". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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.
  11. ↑ Kero Kero Bonito (2014). イントロ・ボニト [Intro Bonito] (Album liner notes) (in Japanese). Magniph and Double Denim Records.
  12. ↑ "Intro Bonito (2023), by Kero Kero Bonito".
  13. ↑ "Spotify - Intro Bonito". Spotify. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Spotify - Intro Bonito - Polyvinyl Records - Shop, Vinyl, Merch, Music and More". Polyvinyl Record Co. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Top Album Sales: Week of May 13, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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