Intro Bonito

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Intro Bonito
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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 Self-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]

Contents

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– 2023 CD reissue [13]
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 ) [14] 42

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