Intro Bonito
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{{Infobox album
| name = Intro Bonito
| type = mixtape
| artist = Kero Kero Bonito
| cover = Intro Bonito.jpeg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2013|09|30|df=yes}} (SoundCloud)
{{start date|2014|08|25|df=yes}} (reissue)
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hyperpop|hip hop|dance|8-bit{{cite web|url=https://imposemagazine.com/bytes/news/kero-kero-bonito-bonito-recycling|title=Kero Kero Bonito Release Remix EP, 'Bonito Recycling'|work=Impose|last=Pitcherella|first=Amelia|access-date=14 May 2022}}}}
| length = {{Duration|m=30|s=17}}
| label = Self-released
Double Denim (re-issue)
Magniph (Japanese release)
| producer = {{hlist|Jamie Bulled|Gus Lobban}}
| language = {{hlist|English|Japanese}}
| next_title = Bonito Generation
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| type = mixtape
| single1 = Homework
| single1date = 20 July 2013
| single2 = Sick Beat
| single2date = 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.{{cite web|url=https://kerokerobonito.bandcamp.com/|title=Intro Bonito by Kero Kero Bonito|website=Bandcamp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230507/https://kerokerobonito.bandcamp.com/|archive-date=1 February 2014|access-date=14 May 2022}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/08/13/get-hooked-on-kero-kero-bonitos-sick-beat/|title=Get hooked on Kero Kero Bonito's 'Sick Beat'|last=Raymer|first=Miles|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=13 August 2014|access-date=14 May 2022}} It was promoted by the singles "Homework" and "Sick Beat" and the title track received a music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1698037/kero-kero-bonito-sick-beat/news/|title=Kero Kero Bonito – "Sick Beat"|last=Breihan|first=Tom|work=Stereogum|date=12 August 2014|access-date=14 May 2022}} A remix EP called Bonito Recycling was released on 29 September 2014.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bonito-recycling-ep/1522939836|title=Bonito Recycling - EP by Kero Kero Bonito|website=Apple Music|access-date=14 May 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-songs-sounds-popular-2020-mashup-download-origin-tik-tok-2020-12|title=50 of the biggest TikTok songs and sounds of 2020 and where they came from|last1=Perrett|first1=Connor|last2=Haasch|first2=Paul|work=Insider|date=29 December 2020|access-date=14 May 2022}} Intro Bonito was listed as the 46th best album of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear.{{cite web|url=https://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-albums-of-the-decade-2010-2019/|title=Gorilla Vs Bear: Beset Albums of the 2010s|author=Chris|date=20 September 2019|access-date=14 May 2022}}
Composition
Many of the songs featured on the mixtape were written with a Casio SA-46 mini-keyboard.{{Cite web |title=Songminer with Alaska Reid - Ep. 7 - Gus Lobban {{!}} Part 2 |url=https://rss.com/podcasts/songminerwithalaskareid/1514649/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=RSS.com |language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://diymag.com/2014/12/24/dear-santa-love-kero-kero-bonito |title=Dear Santa... Love Kero Kero Bonito |last=Hunt |first=El |date=24 December 2014 |website=DIY |access-date=14 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230043046/http://diymag.com/2014/12/24/dear-santa-love-kero-kero-bonito |archive-date=30 December 2014 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2014/08/13/kero-kero-bonito-sick-beat-track-review|title=Kero Kero Bonito - Sick Beat|work=DIY|date=13 August 2014|access-date=14 May 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/28/new-band-of-the-week-kero-kero-bonito-no-33|title=New band of the week: Kero Kero Bonito (No 33)|last=Lester|first=Paul|work=The Guardian|date=28 November 2014|access-date=14 May 2022}}
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.{{Cite AV media |title=イントロ・ボニト |date=2014 |last=Kero Kero Bonito |type=Album liner notes |language=Japanese |publisher=Magniph and Double Denim Records |trans-title=Intro Bonito}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://kerokerobonito.bandcamp.com/album/intro-bonito-2023 | title=Intro Bonito (2023), by Kero Kero Bonito }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Intro Bonito {{nobold|– Standard edition}}
|total_length = 30:17
|all_writing = Sarah Bonito
| title1 = Bonito Intro
| length1 = 0:50
| title2 = Intro Bonito
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = Sick Beat
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = My Party
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Cat Vs. Dog
| note5 = English version
| length5 = 0:58
| title6 = Kero Kero Bonito
| length6 = 2:36
| title7 = Babies (Are So Strange)
| length7 = 2:36
| title8 = Bonito Jingle
| length8 = 0:18
| title9 = Homework
| length9 = 2:17
| title10 = Pocket Crocodile
| length10 = 1:55
| title11 = Cat Vs. Dog
| note11 = Japanese version
| length11 = 0:58
| title12 = Park Song
| length12 = 2:45
| title13 = Let's Go to the Forest
| length13 = 2:03
| title14 = Small Town
| length14 = 2:46
| title15 = I'd Rather Sleep
| length15 = 1:55
}}
{{track listing
| total_length =
| headline = Intro Bonito {{nobold|– 2023 CD reissue}}{{cite web |url=https://polyvinylrecords.com/product/intro_bonito|title=Spotify - Intro Bonito - Polyvinyl Records - Shop, Vinyl, Merch, Music and More|language=English|publisher=Polyvinyl Record Co. |accessdate=28 April 2023}}
| title16 = Bonito Shopping
| length16 = 1:18
| title17 = Fans (Are So Cool)
| length17 = 3:42
| title18 = Flamingo
| length18 = 3:17
| title19 = Build It Up
| length19 = 3:09
| title20 = Chicken
| length20 = 2:26
| title21 = My Party
| note21 = bo en Remix
| length21 = 3:49
| title22 = Sick Beat
| note22 = Danny L Harle Remix
| length22 = 3:03
| title23 = I'd Rather Sleep
| note23 = et aliae Remix
| length23 = 3:03
| title24 = Cat vs. Dog
| note24 = Kane West Remix
| length24 = 3:34
| title25 = Pocket Crocodile
| note25 = Toby Gale Remix
| length25 = 4:52
| title26 = Small Town
| note26 = Spazzkid Remix
| length26 = 3:23
| title27 = Flamingo
| note27 = Julien Mier Remix
| length27 = 3:16
| title28 = Flamingo
| note28 = English version
| length28 = 3:18
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Intro Bonito ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Top Album Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-album-sales/2023-05-13/|title=Top Album Sales: Week of May 13, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 May 2023}}
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