| Intro Bonito | |
| Type: | mixtape |
| Artist: | Kero Kero Bonito |
| Cover: | Intro Bonito.jpeg |
| Released: | (SoundCloud) (reissue) |
| Label: | Self-released Double Denim (re-issue) Magniph (Japanese release) |
| Next Title: | Bonito Generation |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
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.[1] [2] It was promoted by the singles "Homework" and "Sick Beat" and the title track received a music video.[3] A remix EP called Bonito Recycling was released on 29 September 2014.[4]
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.[5] Intro Bonito was listed as the 46th best album of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear.[6]
Many of the songs featured on the mixtape were written with a Casio SA-46 mini-keyboard.[7] [8] 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.[9] [2] 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.[10]
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. This reissue was released on April 28, 2023.[12]
| Peak position | ||
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[13] | 42 |
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