Intro Bonito

Intro Bonito
Mixtape by
Kero Kero Bonito
Released30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) (SoundCloud)
25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (reissue)
Genre
Length30:17
Language
  • English
  • Japanese
LabelSelf-released
Double Denim (re-issue)
Magniph (Japanese release)
Producer
  • Jamie Bulled
  • Gus Lobban
Kero Kero Bonito chronology
Intro Bonito
(2013) 		Bonito Generation
(2016)
Singles from Intro Bonito
  1. "Homework"
    Released: 20 July 2013
  2. "Sick Beat"
    Released: 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.[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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (12 August 2014). "Kero Kero Bonito – "Sick Beat"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ Pitcherella, Amelia. "Kero Kero Bonito Release Remix EP, 'Bonito Recycling'". Impose. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Intro Bonito by Kero Kero Bonito". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  5. ^ Raymer, Miles (13 August 2014). "Get hooked on Kero Kero Bonito's 'Sick Beat'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bonito Recycling - EP by Kero Kero Bonito". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ Perrett, Connor; Haasch, Paul (29 December 2020). "50 of the biggest TikTok songs and sounds of 2020 and where they came from". Insider. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ Chris (20 September 2019). "Gorilla Vs Bear: Beset Albums of the 2010s". Retrieved 14 May 2022.