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Intro Bonito
Mixtape by Kero Kero Bonito
Released	30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) (SoundCloud) 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (reissue)
Genre	Hyperpop hip hop dance 8-bit
Length	30:17
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
"Homework" Released: 20 July 2013 "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. It was promoted by the singles "Homework" and "Sick Beat" and the title track received a music video. A remix EP called Bonito Recycling was released on 29 September 2014.

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. Intro Bonito was listed as the 46th best album of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear.

Composition

Many of the songs featured on the mixtape were written with a Casio SA-46 mini-keyboard. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sarah Bonito

Charts

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. "Songminer with Alaska Reid - Ep. 7 - Gus Lobban | Part 2". RSS.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
10. Hunt, El (24 December 2014). "Dear Santa... Love Kero Kero Bonito". DIY. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
11. "Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat". DIY. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
12. Kero Kero Bonito (2014). イントロ・ボニト [Intro Bonito] (Album liner notes) (in Japanese). Magniph and Double Denim Records.
13. "Intro Bonito (2023), by Kero Kero Bonito".
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.

• 2013 mixtape albums
• Debut mixtape albums
• Kero Kero Bonito albums
• Self-released mixtape albums
• Hyperpop albums
• Dance music albums by British artists
• Hip-hop albums by British artists