Civilisation I

{{Infobox album

| name = Civilisation I

| type = EP

| cover = Civlisation_cover.jpg

| released = {{start date|2019|09|30|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio = Anthony Lim at Premier Mastering{{Cite web|url=https://www.kerokerobonito.com/civilisation_i/|title=Civilisation I|website=www.kerokerobonito.com|access-date=2019-09-30|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930150142/https://www.kerokerobonito.com/civilisation_i/|url-status=dead}}

| genre =

| length = 12:39

| label = Polyvinyl

| producer = Gus Lobban

| prev_title = Time 'n' Place

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Civilisation II

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{singles

| name = Civilisation I

| type = EP

| single1 = When the Fires Come

| single1date = 9 September 2019

}}

Civilisation I is the fourth extended play (EP) by British band Kero Kero Bonito. It was released on 30 September 2019, shortly after the single "When the Fires Come". In a press release for its sequel EP, Civilisation II, the band describes the EP as a concept album, where they "envisioned a historically-ambiguous alternate-reality".{{Cite web|date=2021-02-28|title=Kero Kero Bonito Share 'The Princess And The Clock' & Announce New EP 'Civilisation II'|url=https://circuitsweet.co.uk/2021/02/kero-kero-bonito-share-the-princess-and-the-clock-announce-new-ep-civilisation-ii/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Circuit Sweet|language=en-US}} The EP marks another change in terms of the band's musical style; eschewing many of the guitar-driven shoegaze influences of TOTEP and Time 'n' Place, instead drawing heavily on synth-pop and dream pop. Lyrically, the EP explores concepts of society, war, religion, and environmentalism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/09/30/kero-kero-bonito-new-ep-civilisation-i-tour-stream|title=Hear Kero Kero Bonito's new surprise EP, Civilisation I|website=The Fader|access-date=2019-09-30}} The band released a follow-up to the EP on 21 April 2021. Both EPs along with an additional track, "Gateway", were merged into a compilation album, titled simply Civilisation and released on 10 September 2021.

Reception

Tom Breihan from Stereogum says that the EP is "cold and measured, [with] lyrics that tell a story about a corrupt government holding its population in thrall and about the need to fight back".{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2059756/kero-kero-bonito-battle-lines-the-river/music/|title=Kero Kero Bonito Release New Surprise EP 'Civilisation I,' Share "Battle Lines" & "The River": Listen|date=2019-09-30|website=Stereogum|access-date=2019-09-30}} Noting that the record could be about the future following what happens after climate change, Dean Brandt of Flood Magazine said "If Time 'n' Place was about mixing up adolescent nostalgia, contemporary millennial malaise, and the daunting near future, Civilisation I blows up that timeline to cover the ancient past of primitive man".{{Cite web|url=http://floodmagazine.com/69120/surprise-heres-a-new-kero-kero-bonito-ep/|title=Surprise! Here's a New Kero Kero Bonito EP|website=Flood Magazine|access-date=2019-09-30}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Civilisation I track listing

| title1 = Battle Lines

| writer1 = Douglas Lobban

| length1 = 4:19

| title2 = When the Fires Come

| writer2 = {{hlist|Lobban|Jamie Bulled}}

| length2 = 3:40

| title3 = The River

| writer3 = {{hlist|Lobban|Bulled|Sarah Perry}}

| length3 = 4:40

| total_length = 12:39

}}

References

Category:2019 EPs

Category:Kero Kero Bonito albums

Category:Polyvinyl Record Co. EPs