Intro Bonito

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]

Intro Bonito
Mixtape by Kero Kero Bonito
Released	30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) (SoundCloud) 25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) (reissue)
Genre	Hyperpop[1] hip hop[2] dance[2] 8-bit[3]
Length	30:17
Language	English Japanese
Label	Self-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
"Homework" Released: 20 July 2013 "Sick Beat" Released: 12 August 2014

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]

Track listing

Intro Bonito – Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bonito Intro"	0:50
2.	"Intro Bonito"	2:45
3.	"Sick Beat"	2:59
4.	"My Party"	2:47
5.	"Cat Vs. Dog" (English version)	0:58
6.	"Kero Kero Bonito"	2:36
7.	"Babies (Are So Strange)"	2:36
8.	"Bonito Jingle"	0:18
9.	"Homework"	2:17
10.	"Pocket Crocodile"	1:55
11.	"Cat Vs. Dog" (Japanese version)	0:58
12.	"Park Song"	2:45
13.	"Let's Go to the Forest"	2:03
14.	"Small Town"	2:46
15.	"I'd Rather Sleep"	1:55
Total length:		30:17

All tracks are written by Sarah Bonito.

Intro Bonito – 2023 CD reissue^[14]

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Bonito Shopping"	1:18
17.	"Fans (Are So Cool)"	3:42
18.	"Flamingo"	3:17
19.	"Build It Up"	3:09
20.	"Chicken"	2:26
21.	"My Party" (bo en Remix)	3:49
22.	"Sick Beat" (Danny L Harle Remix)	3:03
23.	"I'd Rather Sleep" (et aliae Remix)	3:03
24.	"Cat vs. Dog" (Kane West Remix)	3:34
25.	"Pocket Crocodile" (Toby Gale Remix)	4:52
26.	"Small Town" (Spazzkid Remix)	3:23
27.	"Flamingo" (Julien Mier Remix)	3:16
28.	"Flamingo" (English version)	3:18

Charts

Chart performance for Intro Bonito

Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[15]	42