Bonito Generation

Bonito Generation
Studio album by Kero Kero Bonito
Released 21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Genre Electropop[1]
Length 36:28
Label
Producer Gus Lobban, Jamie Bulled
Kero Kero Bonito chronology
Intro Bonito
(2014)		 Bonito Generation
(2016)		 TOTEP
(2018)
Singles from Bonito Generation
  1. "Picture This"
    Released: 10 March 2015
  2. "Lipslap"
    Released: 23 February 2016
  3. "Break"
    Released: 13 June 2016
  4. "Graduation"
    Released: 23 August 2016
  5. "Trampoline"
    Released: 26 September 2016
  6. "Forever Summer Holiday"
    Released: 29 June 2017
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4058.5/10[4]
Beardfood5.5/10[5]
Clash9/10[6]
DIY[7]
Gigsoup80%[8]
The Guardian[9]
Pretty Much AmazingB[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]

Bonito Generation is the first studio album by British electropop trio Kero Kero Bonito.[12] It was released via Double Denim Records on 21 October 2016.[12] It is a follow-up to the 2014 mixtape, Intro Bonito.[12] Music videos were created for "Lipslap",[13] "Break",[14] "Trampoline,"[15] and "Forever Summer Holiday".[16]

Critical reception

Based on six reviews, the aggregates review website Metacritic awarded Bonito Generation a 80 out of 100 rating, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Joe Rivers of Clash gave the album a 9 out of 10, writing, "The production is disarmingly joyous and, thanks to a predilection for early '90s dance, some of the tracks here are absolute bangers."[6]

Jamie Milton of DIY magazine awarded the album four out of four stars and wrote that the band had "perfected the quick fix formula" with the album, which included "a dozen giant would-be singles".[7] While Milton wrote that the album "crams together a bunch of massive singles, melted into a sometimes grating dose of glucose," the review concluded that "that’s the compromise for penning twelve monster hits."[7] Milton also complimented the band for not "not taking the piss" with the album and instead earnestly embracing their act.[7]

Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian awarded the album three out of five stars. She wrote, "Their no-fat nuggets have the hyper-slickness of kawaii J-pop, while harking back to an era (the 90s, obv) when high-concept chart hits were as ubiquitous as boy bands’ curtains".[17] However, she noted, "Their songs are best when they stop being so satirically cutesy and zip somewhere else."[17]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Waking Up"2:57
2."Heard a Song"3:19
3."Graduation"3:19
4."Fish Bowl"1:45
5."Big City"2:52
6."Break"3:17
7."Lipslap"3:39
8."Try Me"3:29
9."Paintbrush"0:57
10."Trampoline"4:03
11."Picture This"3:23
12."Hey Parents"3:22

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US World Albums (Billboard)[19] 9

References

  1. ↑ Pearis, Bill (14 October 2016). "listen to Kero Kero Bonito's new LP 'Bonito Generation'; Ice Choir and Skylar Spence opening NYC show". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Chris (November 2, 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". The 405. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jorre (October 28, 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". Beardfood. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Rivers, Joe (27 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation". Clash. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Milton, Jamie (20 October 2016). "Album Review: Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation". DIY. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  8. ↑ Murphy, Liam (October 10, 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito 'Bonito Generation'". Gigsoup. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (20 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito: Bonito Generation review – no-fat nuggets of schoolyard dancehall". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Jacobs, Mike (20 October 2016). "Review: Kero Kero Bonito, Bonito Graduation". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Levinson, Ben (28 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 Gaca, Anna (14 October 2016). "New Music: Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". Spin. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  13. ↑ Hunt, El (7 March 2016). "Sick beat: Kero Kero Bonito get their sitcom hats on in 'Lipslap' video". DIY. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  14. ↑ Brodsky, Rachel (13 June 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito Take a Much-Deserved 'Break' in New Video". Spin. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  15. ↑ Gotrich, Lars (25 October 2016). "Is Life A Total Bore? Jump On Kero Kero Bonito's 'Trampoline'". NPR. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kero Kero Bonito go on a staycation in the video for 'Forever Summer Holiday'". DIY. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. 1 2 Hutchison, Kate (20 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito: Bonito Generation". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  18. ↑ インターナショナルTANOSHIIサウンドのイギリス3人組Kero Kero Bonito、ソニーミュージックから7/12デビューアルバムリリース＆サマソニ出演決定！ [British trio of international TANOSHII sound, Kero Kero Bonito, 7/12 debut album release from Sony Music & Summer Sonic appearance!] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Kero Kero Bonito - Chart history - World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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