With their most lush and detailed production yet, seamlessly shifting genre influences, and increasingly creative songwriting, Civilisation II is another welcome addition to the Kero Kero Bonito story.
It’s truly worth your time to listen to.
Civilisation II makes for an exciting listen and leaves you craving their next full-length LP.
The news is hardly any less grim since 2019’s Civilisation I, but the UK pop trio’s second entry considers the emotional toll of disaster with ingenuity, wit, and a warm, bright sound.
The alt-pop trio’s youthful energy was certainly not lost through quarantine, as their refreshing Civilisation II EP solidifies the band’s unmatched eclectic and youthful spirit.
Despite a promising start, the three, vastly different tracks feel separate and unrelated, and result in the EP feeling disorganised and incomplete.
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Kero Kero Bonito's Civilisation II, a project that was expected by the end of 2019 or early 2020, is a testament to what the Covid pandemic has brought upon everyone. I have been anxiously waiting 3 years for a studio LP that never came last year, and likely will be out about 2 years late in 2022.
The band seems all the same while also having some stark contrasts. A major rumor that circled around was the lack of band ... read more
kero kero bonito prove they truly are well rested as the group resumes their indefinite prime.
they release ‘civilisation II’ on their own terms, dropping an unexpected double single to complete this ep.
the extended runtime of “well rested” helps its structure by allowing the song to expand and relax. instead of kero kero bonito’s extremely tight musical parameters, which result in excellence, this song has more of an exploratory nature. thus, more space is ... read more
14 minutes of Kero Kero Bonito at their finest! Admittedly, I haven't heard the first Civilisation EP or a bulk of Kero Kero Bonito's discography outside of Bonito Generation which acted as my introduction their world and it was a great introduction at that, I wasn't anticipating this EP either since I only found out about its existence last night and as I'm writing this review up I am tired as hell so my thoughts do feel a little scrambled, but based off of my first listen of this thing I was ... read more
Almost feels like an extension on TNP but it definitely has its own identity. Really live the production and Sarah’s signing is still great. I think it’s good but it didn’t blow me away like TNP did.
This part is a bit better, i consider the end so good, while the other two tracks are a bit tame, Well Rested is amazing, and it shows the soul of the project.
1 | The Princess and the Clock 3:49 | 91 |
2 | 21/04/20 3:02 | 83 |
3 | Well Rested 7:10 | 91 |