Intro Bonito

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]

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

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" 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 and with a release date set for April 28, 2023.[12]

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
Limited digital re-issue[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
4."But Blood" (by Hockeysmith)
  • Annabel Hockeysmith
  • Georgie Hockeysmith
Hockeysmith5:21
Total length:33:08

References
  1. Lester, Paul (28 November 2014). "New band of the week: Kero Kero Bonito (No 33)". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. 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. 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. https://kerokerobonito.bandcamp.com/album/intro-bonito-2023
  13. "Spotify - Intro Bonito". Spotify. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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