Album · Cibo Matto
Stereotype A by Cibo Matto
Stereotype A is an album by Cibo Matto, released in 1999. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sci-Fi Wasabi”, on 5 lists with a best position of #67.
Stereotype A, Cibo Matto's second album, arrived on Warner Bros. in 1999, and it's the record where Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda, two Japanese expatriates making a racket in New York, stopped writing mostly about food. The debut, Viva! La Woman, had practically been a menu; this time the subject matter spreads out, and so does the band. Sean Lennon, Timo Ellis and Duma Love came aboard, adding guitars, bass, percussion and turntables to Honda's arsenal of samplers, organ and synths, while Hatori sings and plays guitar out front.
The result is trip hop that refuses to sit still, restless and playful, and "Sci-Fi Wasabi" shows off its tart, cartoonish wit. The college charts ate it up, sending it all the way to the top of CMJ's tally. It turned out to be a parting shot: the group split in 2001 and didn't make another studio album until they reunited in 2011.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Stereotype A on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sci-Fi Wasabi | 5 | #67 | – | 1999–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.