Lipslap
"Lipslap" is a song by Kero Kero Bonito, being a single from their first studio album Bonito Generation (2016).
| "Lipslap" | ||||
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| Single by Kero Kero Bonito | ||||
| from the album Bonito Generation | ||||
| Released | 23 February 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Grime, electropop | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
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| "Lipslap" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
"Lipslap" was released on 26 September 2016. The Makeness remix was released as a part of the EP Bonito Retakes (Remixes) on 30 May 2017.
Music video
The official video for the song was released on 7 March 2016 and uploaded to YouTube. It was directed by Theo Davies (who would also direct the video for the band's song "Trampoline").[1][2] The video is stylized as an absurd sitcom, with the band members doing nonsense around the house.[2]
Reception
Ben Levinson of Tiny Mix Tapes argues that "Lipslap" is best understood through the lens of cultural theorist Sianne Ngai, writing: "Sarah Bonito takes the space provided by the beat for her own self-empowerment, protesting the inherent violence of cuteness (the cute object is registered as subordinate to the subject that judged it so) as well as demonstrating the cute subject's quick slippage to monstrosity".[3]
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United Kingdom | 23 February 2016 | Digital download | Double Denim Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
References
- Gotrich, Lars (October 25, 2016). "Is Life A Total Bore? Jump On Kero Kero Bonito's 'Trampoline'". NPR. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- Hunt, El (March 7, 2016). "Sick beat: Kero Kero Bonito get their sitcom hats on in 'Lipslap' video". DIY. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- Levinson, Ben (October 28, 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 4, 2017.