TOTEP

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TOTEP
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EP by
Kero Kero Bonito
Released20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
Recorded2017 [1]
StudioPress Play, Bermondsey
Gus' room, Bromley [1]
Length11:04
Label Self-released
Producer Gus Lobban
Kero Kero Bonito chronology
Bonito Generation
(2016)		TOTEP
(2018)		 Time 'n' Place
(2018)
Singles from TOTEP
  1. "Only Acting"
    Released: 12 February 2018

TOTEP (erroneously spelled out on the spine of some physical releases as The One True EP [2] ) is the third extended play by British band Kero Kero Bonito, self-released on 20 February 2018. [3] The EP marks a departure from the "sunny" electropop of previous releases in favor of a "grungier, guitar-heavy style, full of crunching distortion and glitched out noise." [4] The EP was preceded by the single "Only Acting", [5] which was later featured on the band's second studio album, Time 'n' Place (2018). [6]

Contents

Critical reception

Anna Gace of Spin opined that the songs on the EP "feel a bit sketched-in, but they also suggest that KKB see a future where they're not just cranking out delightfully goofy bubblegum dance-pop." [7] James Rettig of Stereogum wrote, "The new songs cycle through grunge-y, power-poppy, and dreamy, and they're all great and demonstrate the versatility of KKB's sound." [8]

Following the group's signing to Polyvinyl Records, the EP was issued physically for the first time and charted at #6 on the Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Gus Lobban. [9]

No.TitleLength
1."The One True Path"2:55
2."Only Acting"3:49
3."You Know How It Is"2:14
4."Cinema"2:06
Total length:11:04

Personnel

Credits adapted from Kero Kero Bonito's official website. [1]

Kero Kero Bonito

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 22
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [12] 20

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TOTEP". kerokerobonito.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "TOTEP". Twitter. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Totep – EP by Kero Kero Bonito". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Luke (2 October 2018). "Kero Kero Bonito: Time 'n' Place". Exclaim! . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Gaca, Anna (12 February 2018). "Video: Kero Kero Bonito – "Only Acting"". Spin . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  6. ↑ DeVille, Chris (1 October 2018). "Stream Kero Kero Bonito's New Album Time 'n' Place". Stereogum . Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Gaca, Anna (20 February 2018). "Stream Kero Kero Bonito's New TOTEP EP". Spin . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Rettig, James (20 February 2018). "Stream Kero Kero Bonito TOTEP EP". Stereogum . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "ACE Repertory - Kero Kero Bonito Ltd".
  10. ↑ "Kero Kero Bonito Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kero Kero Bonito Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kero Kero Bonito Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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