To promote the album, the band went on its 2017 usa ramen adventure tour. Pop punk, jpunk shonen knife 34 19822016, mp3, 128320 kbps. According to bob lange of glide magazine, adventure is shonen knifes most rockoriented album. Shonen knife when you sleep yellow loveless album by. They even toured the effort, opening up for a thenunknown nirvana. Most north american fans were introduced to the ladies of shonen knife via the cryptically titled 712 1991. Their songs about different foods like cookie day, hot chocolate, sushi bar, fish eyes, and banana chips are all songs that can easily be stuck in your head for days. See photos, profile pictures and albums from shonen knife. Influenced by acts like the ramones and the buzzcocks, their bouncy tunes are all hooks, simple, speedy chords and giddy, playful vocals. Their adoring fans include nirvana, sonic youth, red kross and soon enough, you.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It was the first time i saw shonen knife perform, and definitely not the last. Shonen knife continues to leave a smile on my face every time i see or hear them. That message found an unlikely reception in osaka, japan. Like a cat from the album overdrive by shonen knife written by naoko edited by janice in order of appearance. Bad luck song from the album overdrive by shonen knife written by naoko directed by akio takimoto ayano tateiwa art yard, tetsuo kitamura art. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the beach boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the ramones, the trio. Shonen knife is an alternative rock band formed in osaka, in 1981. Shonen knife shonen knife was formed in 1981 by naoko yamano, her friend michie and sister atsuko. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Overdrive, an album by shonen knife on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Actually, the numeric insignia was derived by taking a contraction of seven nana, one ichi, and two futatu to create the naifu, the japanese word for knife. Such a feeling coming over me there is wonder in the things i see not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eyes and i wont be surprised if its a dream. When i finally got to see them live, i was transformed into a hysterical nineyearold girl at a beatles concert. In the context of shonen knifes overall catalogue, you cant expect or ask for much more with overdrive. According to band leader naoko yamano, because their album free time was heavily influenced by punk rock, and pop tune had explored a more poporiented sound, overdrive was a chance for the band to explore a more hard rock sound. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Overdrive by shonen knife, released 14 april 2014 1. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the beach boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the ramones, the trio crafts strippeddown songs with simple, yet unconventional lyrics sung both in japanese and english the trio maintains a distinctly underground garage rock sound rooted in d. The sheer number of studio albums released by shonen knife is. The lategreat kurt cobain was very vocal about his admiration of the japanese rock group, shonen knife including namechecking them in the liner notes to. Shonen knife must have appeared an image of comicbook perfection as their music first filtered through to western audiences in the mid80s. This is the comprehensive listing of releases by japanese poppunk band shonen knife. He bragged about how he has seen them many, many times.
Japanese pop punk legends shonen knife have notably won fandom from seminal alternative acts like sonic youth and nirvana, but theyve also generated newfound buzz with recent albums like 2010s free time, 2011s osaka ramones, and especially 2012s great, surprisingly sad pop tune. Browse shonen knife tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Shonen knife listen and stream free music, albums, new. Overdrive pop tune osaka ramones fun fun fun english version free time english version super group proudly powered by weebly. Shonen knife when you sleep yellow loveless album by damnably records published on 20202t14. They toured all over the world and their song osaka rock city from the album pop tune released in 2012 was used as the theme song for the japanese movie soul flower train. On pinhead, the ramones explicitly summed up the promise of the diy punk ethos. Shonen knifes first actual album release was the selfissued minna tanoshiku everybody happy which was released on cassette. According to band leader naoko yamano, because their album free time 2010 was heavily influenced by punk rock, and pop tune 2012 had explored a more poporiented sound, overdrive was a chance for the band to explore a more hard rock sound. Rightfully refusing to relent releasing material, japanese cult outfit shonen knife are back with their twentieth studio album. Shonen knife top of the world lyrics genius lyrics. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
The albums lyrics cover a wide array of topics, from green tea, fortune cookies, and cats. If overdrive proves anything, its that shonen knife wants to rock out with the best of the boys something that shouldnt be taken for granted or easily dismissed. Shonen knife tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster ca. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Shonen knife worked very hard in 20 and continue to do so. The tunes have a genuine charm in their strippeddown evocation of a sound and an era, and charm has long been a.
Shonen knife freetime full album stream damnably 2011. Heavily influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the beach boys, and early punk rock bands, such as the ramones, the trio crafts strippeddown songs with simple, yet unconventional lyrics sung both in japanese and english. Overdrive is the 19th studio album by pop punk trio shonen knife. Shonen knifes new album overdrive is due for release on 14th april 2014. Shonen knife was formed in 1981 by naoko yamano, her friend michie and sister atsuko. Only 50 copies were issued by the band themselves, although a small number of reissues were released via zero records soon after.
Shonen knife overdrive by shonen knife, released 18 april 2014 1. It was released on april 14, 2014 in europe, and on april 16, 2014 in japan. Shonen knife s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. According to bob lange of glide magazine, adventure is shonen knife s most rockoriented album. The tunes have a genuine charm in their strippeddown evocation of a sound and an era, and charm has long been a big part of shonen knifes formula. Shonen knife discography shonen knife original lineup 198199 performing at the town pump, vancouver. The trio have long been at the forefront of asian musical exports, famously gatherign support from the likes of nirvana and john peel earlier in their longstanding career continuing defiantly to produce exuberant underground pop punk which not only spans decades but. The new shonen knife album, free time english version is a product of japans invincibility, with nearly three decades of releases and thousands of shows to their credits, the girls of sk offer an english version of their 2009 japanese release free t. Japanese pop punk legends shonen knife have notably won fandom from seminal alternative acts like sonic youth and nirvana, but theyve also generated newfound buzz with recent albums like 2010s free time, 2011s osaka ramones, and especially 2012s great, surprisingly sad pop tune moreover, the band has successfully weathered lineup. Media in category shonen knife the following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total. Shonen knifes musical influences were all from overseas and include the beatles, the ramones, the buzzcocks, xtc and jonathan richman.
Shonen knife sound like theyve learned more than a few tricks over the years on 2009s super group yamanos guitar work is much more confident and technically precise than it was back in the day, and the rhythm section of ritsuko taneda on bass and etsuko nakanishi on drums who respectively joined the group in 2006 and 2005 is simple but. Stream overdrive by shonen knife and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. According to anna rose, the lyrics of the songs in the album are upbeat. Find shonen knife discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Follow this allgirl japanese 3piece punkpop band have been performing for over 30 years, with catchy tunes coming on like a female buzzcocks or ramones. The music itself is simple, but shonen knife can give it that unique, come back to sound. The ever adventuring naokopowered wonderbeast of japanese sugar pop rockin fun shonen knife return to australia for the fourth time in 30 years since their debut visit to this far away land on the big day out back in 1997 where they also played a string of shows together with rocket from the crypt. Adventure is the 20th studio album by poppunk band shonen knife.
Mar 23, 2014 bad luck song from the album overdrive by shonen knife written by naoko directed by akio takimoto ayano tateiwa art yard, tetsuo kitamura art yard masahiro noda lighting craft kazutaka. Shonen knife have survived all manner of drama behindthescenes lineup changes, fatal car crashes, highprofile support slots to nirvana and sonic youth to make it as far as overdrive. Veteran japanese group whose cheerfully buzzy, ramonesderived pop earned a devoted global following. Anyone could join in from whatever part of the fringe they lived on. Granted, singer naoko yamano is their sole remaining founder member, but theres clearly something about the osaka trios take on pop punk thats. For example, i chatted with a senior who told me he was 74 years old.