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Kero Kero Bonito announce debut LP 'Bonito Generation,' share "Graduation" single

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Kero Kero Bonito have announced details of their debut album, Bonito Generation, which will be out October 21 via Double Denim Records. That’s the cover art above. The LP contains previous singles “Lipslap,” “Break” and “Picture This,” and they’ve just released “Graduation” where singer Sarah asks “What shall I do now the world is mine?” Check that out, along with the LP’s tracklist and a note from the group, below.

As mentioned, KKB will be on tour this fall, including a stop at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 30 (tickets). Updated dates are listed below.

In January 2013, Sarah saw an advert for a rapper on an internet bulletin board. She applied and South London inter-school music friends Gus and Jamie agreed she was the best. We made a mixtape that Double Denim liked so much they had to release it again and then we toured round the globe.

Sarah’s mum comes from Japan and her dad comes from England, so she treats her parent languages as one. Gus and Jamie program MIDI modules for fun and study international pop charts weekly. We picked the name just because it has a nice ring to it.

We have some pretty good songs like “Flamingo” (body-positive cartoon flute R&B) and “Sick Beat” (gamer girl power rap bass). Global corporations like Adidas and Topshop recognise the stylish competitive edge Kero Kero Bonito bring to classic brands. We played at an old folks’ home once.
Now we’ve finished our debut album, and it’s turned out just how we wanted.

Bonito Generation tracklist
1. Waking Up
2. Heard A Song
3. Graduation
4. Fish Bowl
5. Big City
6. Break
7. Lipslap
8. Try Me
9. Paintbrush
10. Trampoline
11. Picture This
12. Hey Parents

Kero Kero Bonito – 2016 Tour Dates
10/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
10/13 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
10/16 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Hall
10/19 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
10/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
10/21 – San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room, House of Blues
10/26 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
10/27- Detroit, MI @ Marble Bar
10/28 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
10/29 – Montreal, QC @ L’Astral
10/30 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
11/2 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
11/4 – Philadelphia, PA @ Coda
11/5 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
11/6 – Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest

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