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Shonen Knife have announced their first new album in nearly three years.

Completed in their native Osaka, Japan, 'Our Best Place' is scheduled for release on February 15, following up 2019's 'Sweet Candy Power'.

Head below to view the record's cover art and tracklist, which includes new songs such as Nice Day and MUJINTO Rock, along with a re-recording of Girl's Rock, which appeared on Loft Records' 2003 compilation 'Girls L.T.D - Girls Like To Dance'.

The bubblegum punk trio will resume their 40th anniversary celebrations with a rescheduled UK tour in the spring. Tickets are on sale.

'Our Best Place' tracklist:

1. MUJINTO Rock 2. Nice Day 3. The Story of Baumkuchen 4. Vamos Taquitos 5. Spicy Veggie Curry 6. Girl's Rock (2023 Version) 7. Afternoon Tea 8. Ocean Sunfish 9. Better 10. Just a Smile   CD ONLY Bonus Tracks 11. Nice Day (60's Mix) 12. The Story of Baumkuchen (Japanese Version – Baumkuchen no Hanashi) 13. Girl's Rock (2023 Japanese Version)

Shonen Knife Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Wed April 12 2023 - GUILDFORD Boileroom Thu April 13 2023 - READING Sub 89 Fri April 14 2023 - CAMBRIDGE Portland Arms Sat April 15 2023 - LONDON Garage Sun April 16 2023 - LEWES Lewes Con Club Tue April 18 2023 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms Wed April 19 2023 - HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club Thu April 20 2023 - EDINBURGH Summerhall Fri April 21 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Cluny 2 Sat April 22 2023 - CARLISLE Brickyard Sun April 23 2023 - HULL New Adelphi Club Tue April 25 2023 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club Wed April 26 2023 - CARDIFF Moon Thu April 27 2023 - BIRMINGHAM Hare And Hounds Fri April 28 2023 - MANCHESTER Night and Day Sat April 29 2023 - BRISTOL Exchange Sun April 30 2023 - BEDFORD Bedford Esquires Mon May 01 2023 - RAMSGATE Music Hall Tue May 02 2023 - RAMSGATE Music Hall

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• Song played from tape Mango Juice ( Instrumental ) Play Video
• Konnichiwa Play Video
• Banana Chips Play Video
• Flying Jelly Attack Play Video
• Pop Tune Play Video
• Jump Into the New World Play Video
• Green Tea Play Video
• Lazybone Play Video
• Wasabi Play Video
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• Nice Day Play Video
• Sweet Candy Power Play Video
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• I Am a Cat Play Video
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• Cobra Versus Mongoose Play Video
• Sushi Bar Song Play Video
• Top of the World ( Carpenters  cover) Play Video
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• Banana Chips
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• MUJINTO Rock
• Devil House
• Riding on the Rocket
• Buttercup (I'm a Super Girl)
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• Pyramid Power
• Sweet Candy Power
• Top of the World by Carpenters

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Live Review: Shonen Knife celebrate 40 years of Punk Pop eccentricity

Japanese Punk Pop pioneers Shonen Knife rocked the Boileroom in Guildford on the first of their UK tour dates, with excellent support from The Kut

Guildford’s bijou venue certainly lived up to its name on a rainy Wednesday in April – a wonderfully diverse range of fans squeezed into the compact space which got hotter and hotter – and both main and support bands were also very much on fire!

Shonen Knife , fronted by founding members and sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano , celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 2021 with plans for an extensive world tour. Events conspired against them, yet undeterred, they embarked upon their delayed series of European shows in spring 2023.

Naoko wrote in 2021 “ We started Shonen Knife on 29th December 1981 when we did the first rehearsal in Osaka. This year is the 40th anniversary of the band. Thanks to our fans, all members of the band and staff, I could continue the band. But actually I can’t believe that so many year have passed. My motto of the band is “Let’s have fun” and I’ve never look back and never having long time future plan. I just move forward. I would like to continue to make people and ourselves happy through our music. See you at our 40th Anniversary UK tour! “

Guests for the evening were The Kut , formed by Maha (lead vocals, guitar) and featuring a variety of touring members – tonight we had Daisy on bass and  Violet on drums. These ladies certainly know how to get the room jumping – their music is Grunge Rock / Punk, think L7 meets Lunachicks !

Dedicated to all of the women present (including the sound engineer), ANIMO is a song about courage – and this is something that female bands, musicians, technicians and audience members all must have in a secene which isn’t as accepting as it should be. Recent discussions with several of my male friends highlighted that they often aren’t aware of the difficulties we have, as they don’t apply to men!

Shonen Knife ( Naoko なおこ ; vocals, guitar, Atsuko あつこ ; bass, vocals, and Risa りさ ; drums, vocals) received a warm welcome as they took to the stage. Atsuko designed their colourful costumes, and the T-shirts available on merch, which perfectly suit their bright and bold sound.

40 years of playing and recording has not dulled these ladies shine in the least – they play and sing with sheer joy and energy. The crowd loved every song in their set, covering their entire career, and were soon jumping along with the band!

All three musicians sing as well as play, taking turns on lead vocals and harmonising consummantely. A lot of their songs seem to be about food – and yes, I like green tea ice-cream too! – yet their musicianship is so good that each was wonderful to hear. Their influences ( Ramones , 70s Rock) were apparent, and I was very much reminded of The Who with their diversity of sounds and song titles.

Shonen Knife are credited for being a big influence on later band Nirvana , with fan Kurt Cobain inviting them to open for their 1991 European tour. Their influence and popularity amongst a huge range of fans and bands testifies to Shonen Knife’s abilities and appeal.

Releasing their 23rd studio album Our Best Place in February this year, the band have no intention to slow down, and judging by the queue at merch after the show, their popularity remains strong. Album information HERE

Catch this Ultra Eccentric Super Cult Punk Pop Band (as it says on the T-shirt!) at one of their remaining dates – they truly are punktastic! fun!

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During the early-’90s alternative wave, quirky Japanese indie rock trio Shonen Knife made major fans out of alt-rock’s elite ( Sonic Youth ,  Nirvana , and  Redd Kross , among others) and built a solid worldwide cult following with their  Ramones -meets- Beatles  brand of sticky-sweet punk-pop. Following their early-’80s rise as indie upstarts, they signed to the majors for the release of 1992’s breakthrough Let’s Knife. With vocalist Naoko Yamano at the core, four albums were issued with the founding trio before the first of many lineup shuffles. The group’s early-2000s output included 2003’s Candy Rock and 2005’s Genki Shock! Cementing their veteran status in the 2010s, Yamano kept the band going, their endearing charm and no-nonsense punk bursts packing efforts such as 2011’s Osaka Ramones and their 20th album, 2016’s Adventure.

Formed by Michie Nakatani (vocals, bass), Naoko Yamano (vocals, guitar), and Atsuko Yamano (drums), Shonen Knife started in December 1981 in their hometown of Osaka, where all three members were working as office clerks. The group played their first real show in March of the following year. Soon after, they began issuing albums in Japan, including 1982’s cassette-only release Minna Tanoshiku (English translation: Everybody Happy?), 1983’s Burning Farm, 1984’s Yama No Attchan, and 1986’s Pretty Little Baka Guy (the latter of which was reissued with extra tracks four years later, under the title Pretty Little Baka Guy/Live in Japan). Although their records were only available in the U.S. via import, Shonen Knife struck a chord with the underground with a track that appeared on the Sub Pop 100 compilation in 1986. In 1989, a collection of alternative bands even recorded renditions of their favorite Shonen Knife songs for the tribute album Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them.

The first Shonen Knife release to be issued outside of Japan was a 1990 self-titled compilation that featured the entire Burning Farm and Yama No Attchan albums, as well as three tracks that were only previously available on the obscure Japanese comp Aura Music. Shortly thereafter, the group began touring America on a somewhat regular basis, supporting their 1991 release 712 with some dates opening for  Nirvana  just prior to the runaway success of  Cobain  and company’s now-classic Nevermind album. Now the hip band to name-drop, Shonen Knife signed their first major U.S. recording contract with  Capitol , resulting in the release of one of their finest (and best-known) albums, 1992’s Let’s Knife. A year later, the group switched to the  Virgin  label, issuing Rock Animals, which would spawn a semi-popular MTV video with “Tomato Head” (even landing a spot on the network’s popular animated series Beavis and Butthead).

In 1994, the trio performed as part of the traveling alternative rock festival Lollapalooza and contributed a cover of “Top of the World” to the  Carpenters  tribute album If I Were a Carpenter, while  Virgin  issued an 18-track collection of rare tracks, Birds & the B-Sides, in 1996. Although they were able to greatly expand their U.S. fan base, Shonen Knife never obtained the breakthrough success that was expected by many, resulting in the group returning to the independents and issuing such further releases as 1997’s Brand New Knife, 1998’s Happy Hour, and the 2000 Japan-only release Strawberry Sound (which featured the band’s revamped lineup of Atsuko Yamano on bass and Mana Nishiura, who joined Shonen Knife after Nakatani left in 1999, on drums).

Vocalist Naoko Yamano was the only original member during the mid- to late 2000s, but even after 20-plus years and difficulties maintaining a consistent lineup, the band showed no signs of slowing. In 2005,  Oglio  reissued the group’s first four albums, and the band released Genki Shock in Japan. Late that year, Nishiura was killed in a New Jersey traffic accident while touring with  DMBQ . Both Shonen Knife and  DMBQ  performed at a tribute concert for Nishiura that was held in Kyoto in spring 2006, shortly before the U.S. release of Genki Shock. The group continued on with drummer Etsuko Nakanishi and bassist Ritsuko Taneda, releasing a live album and another full-length, Super Group, in 2009. A few months after completing 2010’s Free Time, drummer Nakanishi parted ways with the band, to be replaced by Emi Morimoto. After celebrating their 30th anniversary with a concert in New York, the Yamano/Taneda/Morimoto lineup released Pop Tune in 2012 and Overdrive in 2014.

The year 2015 saw more lineup changes for Shonen Knife. In March, founding drummer Atsuko rejoined the group on bass, a reunion that was supposed to be a temporary gig while Ritsuko was away on maternity leave. However, Ritsuko did not return and Atsuko continued with the band. Months later, Morimoto announced her departure and was replaced by Risa Kawano (Brinky). In April 2016, the year of their 35th anniversary, Kawano and the Yamano sisters returned with Shonen Knife’s 20th studio album, the ’70s rock-inspired Adventure, which featured the single “Jump Into the New World.” The following year they delivered the compilation Ready! Set!! Go!!!, a special collection released in conjunction with their tour of Australia. In 2018, the band celebrated their comeback success with ALIVE! in Osaka, a live collection culled from their lengthy list of punk confections. Speaking of confections, their 21st set, Sweet Candy Power, arrived in 2019 and featured ten upbeat punk ditties such as “Party” and “Dizzy.”

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Die japanische Band SHONEN KNIFE (gegründet 1981 in Osaka/Japan) feierten 2021 ihr 40. Jubiläum und zelebriert dies, pandemiebedingt verspätet, mit einer ausgiebigen Europa-Tournee im März 2023. Girl-Groups der 60er Jahre, die BEACH BOYS und der frühe Punk- Rock der RAMONES hatten einen großen Einfluss auf ihren einzigartigen Sound, welcher der Band schnell den Ruf als Japans weibliche Antwort auf die RAMONES einbrachte.

1991 entdeckt kein Geringerer als Kurt Cobain (NIRVANA) die Band für sich bei einem Konzert in L.A. und äußerte sich danach mehr als begeistert: „When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old-girl at a Beatles concert.“ Er setzt damit als berühmtester Fan den Startschuss für eine gute Zusammenarbeit. NIRVANA bestätigen SHONEN KNIFE als support für ihre England Tour zum Erfolgsalbum Nevermind, während der Cobain sogar den Song „Twist Barbie“ der beiden Schwestern Naoko Yamano und Atsuko Yamano live coverte. Im Laufe der Zeit wuchsen die Bands enger zusammen und NIRVANA-Mitglieder erschienen öfters als Gäste auf SHONEN KNIFE- Konzerten.

Nach 40 Jahren auf der Bühne, sind die Ladies immer noch voller Energie und kommen mit mehr Elan daher als jemals zuvor. Zu ihrem Jubiläum lässt sich die Band einige ganz besondere Schmankerl einfallen! Es wird zur Tour auch eine neue Veröffentlichung geben.

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“When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” – Kurt Cobain

Shonen Knife – from Osaka, Japan – formed in 1981 by sisters Naoko & Atsuko long before terms like ‘riot girrrl’ and ‘girl rock’ entered the lexicon, the all-female trio were happily snapping guitar strings to the sound of imported Ramones covers. Like fellow cult Japanese girl group The 5,6,7,8s, Shonen Knife have weathered decades of musical change by adhering to what they know best: belting out their own infectious brand of feelgood pop-punk.

Over the last 40 years they might not have packed out out stadiums but have been credited as a huge influence on alt rock acts from Sonic Youth to Nirvana Despite years on the road, their enthusiasm for live performances remains a joy to see as they delve into an extensive back catalogue ranging from solid thrash rock through to hit parade melodies.

But key to their success has been a disarming, often slightly surreal, take on their punk and rock influences – and with songs titled Tortoise Brand Pot Cleaner could they ever be accused of taking themselves too seriously? ** – MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

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