Civilisation II [EP]
by Kero Kero Bonito
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
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  1. Kebber10
    May 16, 2021
    4
    Cheers if you like listening to Kylie Minogue sipping from a flute of helium bubbly
  2. Dear_Watson
    May 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An incredible EP, united in theme but very separate in tone. I personally like it a lot more than Civilization I, but they're hardly comparable. The Princess and the Clock and Well Rested are both fantastic, 21/04/20 is also a great song about the feeling of isolation and separation during early parts of COVID lockdowns. Well Rested is an incredible change of pace for the group with elements of trance music and less of a pop sound, but rather replaced with dark house. The overall theme consistent with Civilization I is a civilization crumbling under its own weight and problems that it seems incapable of fixing. The main difference in Civilization II that KBB seems to be taking is that we will overcome these and one day they will be replaced with myths and legends, the same as civilizations in the past. The final words in the EP being
    "We have survived a hundred apocalypses
    Doomsday hasn't come yet
    You cannot stop civilization"
    An incredibly poignant message for 2021 from an incredible EP    … Expand
  3. Saogod
    Apr 24, 2021
    8
    Kero Kero Bonito on their next level, The Princess and the Clock is one of their best songs ever.
    yo a ellos los quiero mucho.

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Apr 30, 2021
    80
    Civilisation II is the more substantial and overall impressive release of the two, showcasing stronger hooks, more versatile songwriting and a delicious enthusiasm for synth pyrotechnics.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Apr 22, 2021
    85
    Civilisation II not only builds upon that reputation but points to equally bright horizons in the band’s future. 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.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Apr 22, 2021
    75
    “Well Rested,” like the rest of Civilisation II, meditates not on human decline as much as the fables and myths we create in order to adjust to it. KKB are as inquiring and self-aware as ever—only now, their eyes are trained on the future.
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