Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife (Japanese: 少年ナイフ, Hepburn: Shōnen Naifu, literally "Boy Knife") is a Japanese pop punk band formed in Osaka, in 1981. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, The Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the Ramones, the trio crafts stripped-down songs with simplistic lyrics sung both in Japanese and English.
Despite their pop-oriented nature, the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in edgy instrumentation and D.I.Y. aesthetics, which over the course of their long career has earned them a solid, worldwide cult following and made avid fans out of seminal 1990s alternative rock bands such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and Redd Kross. The band has been credited with making "the international pop underground more international" by "opening it up to bands from Japan". They have also performed as a Ramones tribute band under the name The Osaka Ramones.
Releases
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Tracklist: Promo Only Rhythm Radio: August 03
No. | Title | Runtime |
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1 | Just The Way You Are (Original FM Cut) | 3:30 |
2 | Like Glue (Main) | 3:53 |
3 | Officially Missing You (Rizzo Global Edit) | 3:31 |
4 | Fire (Yes, Yes Y'All) | 3:59 |
5 | Secret Love (Midnight Radio Mix) | 3:11 |
6 | Señorita | 4:35 |
7 | Music (Bostik Radio Remix) | 3:30 |
8 | Ooh Wee | 2:49 |
9 | Afterr All (Album Edit) | 4:06 |
10 | Thoia Thoing | 3:41 |
11 | Never Be Alone (Klubjumpers Radio Mix) | 4:27 |
12 | Dip Set (Santana's Town) | 3:41 |
13 | Satisfaction | 3:58 |
14 | Can't Hold Us Down | 3:43 |
15 | I Don't Wanna Stop | 3:32 |
16 | So I Begin | 3:56 |
17 | Feelin' Freaky | 3:35 |
18 | Move Your Feet | 3:00 |
19 | Dance With My Father (Album Version) | 4:23 |
20 | Emerge | 3:27 |