| TOTEP | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Kero Kero Bonito |
| Cover: | TOTEP.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Studio: | Press Play, Bermondsey Gus' room, Bromley |
| Label: | Self-released |
| Producer: | Gus Lobban |
| Prev Title: | Bonito Generation |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Time 'n' Place |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
TOTEP (erroneously spelled out on the spine of some physical releases as The One True EP[1]) is the third extended play by British band Kero Kero Bonito, self-released on 20 February 2018.[2] The EP marks a departure from the "sunny" electropop of previous releases in favor of a "grungier, guitar-heavy style, full of crunching distortion and glitched out noise."[3] The EP was preceded by the single "Only Acting",[4] which was later featured on the band's second studio album, Time 'n' Place (2018).[5]
Anna Gace of Spin opined that the songs on the EP "feel a bit sketched-in, but they also suggest that KKB see a future where they're not just cranking out delightfully goofy bubblegum dance-pop."[6] James Rettig of Stereogum wrote, "The new songs cycle through grunge-y, power-poppy, and dreamy, and they're all great and demonstrate the versatility of KKB's sound."[7]
Following the group's signing to Polyvinyl Records, the EP was issued physically for the first time and charted at #6 on the Top Heatseekers chart.
All songs written by Gus Lobban.[8]
Credits adapted from Kero Kero Bonito's official website.[9]
Kero Kero Bonito
Additional musicians
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