Bonito Generation
Bonito Generation is the debut studio album by British indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito.[2] It was released via Double Denim Records on 21 October 2016.[2] It is a follow-up to the 2013 mixtape, Intro Bonito.[2] Music videos were created for "Lipslap",[3] "Break",[4] "Trampoline",[5] and "Forever Summer Holiday".[6]
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Released | 21 October 2016 | |||
Genre | Electropop[1] | |||
Length | 36:28 | |||
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[7] |
Metacritic | 81/100[8] |
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Clash | 9/10[10] |
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Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[13] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | 4.5/5[14] |
Bonito Generation received universal critical acclaim upon its release. Based on seven reviews, the aggregates review website Metacritic awarded Bonito Generation an 81 out of 100 rating, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Heather Phares wrote, "Packed with breezy, witty, should-be hits, Bonito Generation is a winning mix of subversive art and genuine heart."[9] Joe Rivers of Clash stated, "The production is disarmingly joyous and, thanks to a predilection for early '90s dance, some of the tracks here are absolute bangers."[10] Jamie Milton of DIY magazine opined that the band had "perfected the quick fix formula" with the album, which included "a dozen giant would-be singles".[11] 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."[11] Milton also complimented the band for not "taking the piss" with the album and instead earnestly embracing their act.[11]
Kate Hutchinson of The Guardian wrote that "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".[12] However, she noted, "Their songs are best when they stop being so satirically cutesy and zip somewhere else."[12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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13. | "Forever Summer Holiday" | 3:35 |
14. | "Picture This" (Felicita Remix) | 2:55 |
15. | "Fish Bowl" (Frankie Cosmos Remix) | 1:44 |
16. | "Heard a Song" (CFCF Remix) | 4:05 |
17. | "Trampoline" (Saint Etienne Remix) | 3:48 |
18. | "Lipslap" (Makeness Remix) | 3:57 |
19. | "Break" (Jonah Baseball Remix) | 2:24 |
References
- 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.
- Gaca, Anna (14 October 2016). "New Music: Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". Spin. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Hunt, El (7 March 2016). "Sick beat: Kero Kero Bonito get their sitcom hats on in 'Lipslap' video". DIY. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Brodsky, Rachel (13 June 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito Take a Much-Deserved 'Break' in New Video". Spin. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Gotrich, Lars (25 October 2016). "Is Life A Total Bore? Jump On Kero Kero Bonito's 'Trampoline'". NPR. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "Kero Kero Bonito go on a staycation in the video for 'Forever Summer Holiday'". DIY. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Bonito Generation by Kero Kero Bonito Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- Phares, Heather. "Bonito Generation – Kero Kero Bonito". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- Rivers, Joe (27 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". Clash. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Milton, Jamie (20 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". DIY. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Hutchinson, Kate (20 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito: Bonito Generation review – no-fat nuggets of schoolyard dancehall". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Sputnikmusic https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/73694/Kero-Kero-Bonito-Bonito-Generation/. Retrieved 14 February 2020. Missing or empty
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(help) - Levinson, Ben. "Kero Kero Bonito – Bonito Generation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- 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.
- "Kero Kero Bonito Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.