"Make Believe" is fantastic
I'm annoyed that their show here sold out in seemingly hours - and then sold out just as quickly again when they got a venue upgrade
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Monday, 17 September 2018 12:44 (five years ago) link
make believe is really lovely and elaiza from crying appearing on it is such a perfect fit
realising that what time today evokes for me is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XruY72JamWc
― ufo, Monday, 17 September 2018 12:45 (five years ago) link
Yeah their Atlanta show is in a tiny venue and sold out immediately, and I don't even think there are ridiculously overpriced secondhand or whatever tickets available.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, 17 September 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
Great new song!
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Monday, 17 September 2018 18:22 (five years ago) link
hey this new song rules
― nxd, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 08:59 (five years ago) link
so Time 'n' Place got a surprise release today and i really love it
https://i.imgur.com/l7gM6h4.jpgOutsideTime TodayOnly ActingFlywayDumpMake BelieveDear Future SelfVisiting HoursIf I'd KnownSometimesSwimmingRest Stop
― ufo, Monday, 1 October 2018 00:10 (five years ago) link
Only on Spotify UK? Can't see it in the US.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Monday, 1 October 2018 00:23 (five years ago) link
it should be out in the US at midnight
it's basically a full length TOTEP in sound which is exactly what i wanted
― ufo, Monday, 1 October 2018 00:34 (five years ago) link
this is a v nice album, although i maybe slightly preferred TOTEP, pound-for-pound. that's nitpicking though. this really is lovely
― imago, Monday, 1 October 2018 09:29 (five years ago) link
visiting hours -> if i'd known is SO good
― imago, Monday, 1 October 2018 09:31 (five years ago) link
Spinning Wheel!
― Jeff W, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:46 (five years ago) link
The whole of the second half is stupidly good.
― Jeff W, Monday, 1 October 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
great stuff, visiting hours personal fav on first listen
bit saint etienne-y to me
― nxd, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 09:03 (five years ago) link
fantastic album. almost wish they hadn't split the material into two releases but that's a nitpick.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 11:20 (five years ago) link
I listened to Intro Bonito a while back and thought it was terrible. But lots of people seem to like this band who also like things I like. Is that unrepresentative or do I just have bad taste in music?
― Colonel Poo, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 11:24 (five years ago) link
Their style has changed a lot since then. I like both old and new KKB, but basically the new LP seems to have gotten the PC music sceptics on-board as it has moved away from that sound. So if that sounds like you then maybe give it a go?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 11:28 (five years ago) link
New one is much better and I'm a PC Music fan
― imago, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
this album barely resembles Intro Bonito (which i agree is pretty bad). Bonito Generation was definitely a step up though still a bit underwritten but it's this year that they've really come into their own
also Flamingo has 21 million youtube views, when did that happen wtf
― ufo, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
Would suggest that anyone more into their earlier stuff check out the Kane West LP as it features 2/3 members and is probably better than Intro Bonito
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 2 October 2018 12:21 (five years ago) link
It's not just musically they've developed. Sarah has turned into an amazing lyricist seemingly overnight.
btw there will be physical editions of the album, but not shipping until mid December according to this:https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/product/time_n_place
But do scroll down and read the full press blurb - very insightful for once.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 12:49 (five years ago) link
also Flamingo has 21 million youtube views, when did that happen wtf― ufo, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 12:16 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ufo, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 12:16 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Maybe this guy had something to do with it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcnygxZoyaQ&t=70s
― daavid, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
That didn't work :(
It's a guy (ID: acai) playing guitar hero version. He seems to be pretty popular.
― daavid, Tuesday, 2 October 2018 17:37 (five years ago) link
xxp the press blurb is very interesting, thanks for the link. completely agree that sarah's lyrics are really fantastic on this album
i'm definitely going to try to find a tracklist that coherently combines TOTEP with Time 'n' Place, it shouldn't be too hard to fit
― ufo, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 04:28 (five years ago) link
I mean you can be pretty free with it, almost every track is so self-contained and ends with a sudden whoosh of noise
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 04:43 (five years ago) link
Saw them last night in Brighton. A very charming gig with most of the audience singing along. Would like to see them again in a year if they keep gigging to see a tighter performance.
― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 11:08 (five years ago) link
Would suggest that anyone more into their earlier stuff check out the Kane West LP as it features 2/3 members and is probably better than Intro Bonito― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:21 AM (yesterday)
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:21 AM (yesterday)
boy did I misread this the first time
― alpine static, Wednesday, 3 October 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
yeah, the name and artwork for that project are obviously (pretty funny) trolling
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 3 October 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
More goodness!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSuINZdJBk8
― daavid, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 16:36 (five years ago) link
Saw these guys in Atlanta last night and it was the most fun I've had at a show in years. The crowd was super hyped and you could tell the band were really feeding off their energy. I thought they did a great job of re-working the old songs in the live band format. Go see them if you have the chance.
― woman in the dunes, Wednesday, 24 October 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
I had slept on Time 'n Place until this week but wow, what a fantastic record. It's very melancholy--I'm hearing a valiant struggle to stay positive in the face of existential boredom and/or tragedy. There are also so many gorgeous melodies and textures throughout, like in the bridge to Time Today, which might be my favorite bit of music from last year.
Does anyone else get Trish Keenan vibes from Sarah's vocals? To me, they both share a kind of wistful British stoicism, though both bands obviously come from different places aesthetically.
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 15:30 (five years ago) link
We released a new song today, "The Open Road". Taken from the upcoming Swimming/The Open Road 7" single.https://t.co/t8lXSlRbvf pic.twitter.com/Tnrsz5EQ2p— Kero Kero Bonito (@KeroKeroBonito) February 25, 2019
― Jeff W, Monday, 25 February 2019 10:51 (five years ago) link
is good
― imago, Monday, 25 February 2019 10:53 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQDcNRqjQZo
i like the new EP well enough
― ufo, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:08 (four years ago) link
Ooh didn’t know they had something new
― #YABASIC (morrisp), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 03:58 (four years ago) link
Pleased that they seem to have got the RAAAWWK out of their system. The EP still has the odd noisy moment, but it's all synth-led. It's a bit prog in places actually! I particularly like "Battle Lines".
― Jeff W, Monday, 7 October 2019 13:13 (four years ago) link
I didn't know what the hell they were going to do next.... this whole EP is very fun... in a new way
― maffew12, Monday, 7 October 2019 13:18 (four years ago) link
Loving "The River"!
― daavid, Monday, 7 October 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
Is raaawwk still more or less what they're doing as a touring act? I was thinking of seeing them when they come through Minneapolis.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Monday, 7 October 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
It’s Bugsnax!
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/06/26/anatomy-of-an-earworm-inside-kero-kero-bonitos-toe-tapping-bugsnax-theme/
― Jeff W, Friday, 26 June 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
damn was hoping they would have put a proper version of it up :(
― devvvine, Saturday, 27 June 2020 12:51 (three years ago) link
Now they do!
We released the full-length version of our song for Bugsnax: https://t.co/VNBBGTyrw3 pic.twitter.com/9ljWEXkfj4— Kero Kero Bonito (@KeroKeroBonito) July 20, 2020
― Jeff W, Monday, 20 July 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
hell yeah
― devvvine, Monday, 20 July 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
Summer jam
― jmm, Monday, 20 July 2020 18:25 (three years ago) link
I'm way too addicted to this damn song.
― jmm, Wednesday, 22 July 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
🎵 kind of bug and kind of snack 🎶
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 7 August 2020 21:16 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Aa9F0h0VM
civilisation ii ep out in april. this single is fine but not really on the level of their 2018 material which is how i feel about the first civilisation ep these days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9__MSNKRTtY
also found they were regularly covering u2's "vertigo" on their last tour lol. about as deliberately an uncool song as possible which i guess was the point
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 08:39 (three years ago) link
Welcome to Tim's Twitter Listening Party for our 2018 album Time 'n' Place. #timstwitterlisteningparty pic.twitter.com/ESXxHW31DX— Kero Kero Bonito (@KeroKeroBonito) February 19, 2021
this is a good read about the making of time 'n' place
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 09:02 (three years ago) link
xp nice, finally! I can't say I'm any less psyched for Civ II than I was a couple years ago. As much as I'd love them to keep exploring the introspective sugary noise-pop of Time 'n' Place (probably my favorite album of the past five years, period), I think this electronic post-apocalyptic world-building thing they're doing now is a brilliant way for them to evolve. I love that they're an "eras" band that completely switches things up sonically and conceptually from album cycle to ablum cycle, which is something I associate more with art-pop "auteurs" like Björk and PJ Harvey than bands like KKB
― J. Sam, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:08 (three years ago) link
they say in that twitter thread that the concept behind the civ eps is keeping things entirely hardware-based which is a continuation of what they did on time 'n' place, except that they're not working in the band format they did there. the results so far have been decently interesting, probably their most overtly video game soundtrack-esque music, but i don't love it as much as time 'n' place and totep.
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:19 (three years ago) link
i guess i like the sound of the civ stuff but the songwriting hasn't grabbed me anywhere near as much as what they were doing in 2018
― ufo, Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:24 (three years ago) link
Civilisation vinyl (both EPs on one mini LP) finally landed, so getting fully immersed in these songs now. Bits of the record remind me a bit of Going For The One or Tormato-era Yes, there’s that same density of sound and willingness to embrace the cosmic. The rate KKB are evolving and improving is quite startling.
The sleeve art is something else too. Black symbols on a white background with text in a strange font that vaguely resembles hieroglyphics - which carries across to the lyrics on the inner sleeve too (thus rendering them largely incomprehensible even after you’ve worked out which letter of the alphabet each symbol stands for).
― Jeff W, Monday, 4 October 2021 22:58 (two years ago) link
Not sure what the competition is, but "21/04/20" has to be the greatest song written about COVID quarantine
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 00:33 (two years ago) link
I'm surprised and relieved they aren't more common. Though I enjoyed "The Virus Diaries" i heard about on the Orbital thread here. otm though. Hands up if you're also "ok you know the usual kinda weird"!
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 5 October 2021 02:12 (two years ago) link
Yup. "Last night's pasta in a tub, out the fridge for lunch and breakfast" too
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
This, I like! (guess it's for an ad campaign?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp9octRklXM
― heterologous booster (morrisp), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 23:16 (two years ago) link
Kind of lame, IMO, cannot escape the fact that I'm listening to an advertisement for shoes. But what the fuck do I know, I loved the Bugsnax song.
― OneSecondBefore, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 03:02 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN_d1fkkSr0
aaaa better late than neverSarah's EP as "Cryalot" is great, and not a big departure for KKB fans
― maf you one two (maffew12), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 01:16 (one year ago) link