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.[4][5] It was promoted by the singles "Homework" and "Sick Beat" and the title track received a music video.[2] A remix EP called Bonito Recycling was released on 29 September 2014.[6]
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.[7]Intro Bonito was listed as the 46th best album of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear.[8]
Composition
Many of the songs featured on the mixtape were written with a Casio SA-46 mini-keyboard.[9][10] 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.[11][5] 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.[1]
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.[12] 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.[13]
