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Shonen Knife

City of Origin: Osaka, Japan

Period of Activity: Early 1980s to present

Members: Risa Kawano, Atsuko Yamano, Naoko Yamano, Naru Ishizuka (former), Emi Morimoto (former), Etsuko Nakanishi (former) Michie Nakatani (former), Ritsuko Taneda (former)

Related Artists: None that I know of

Discography:

• Minna Tanoshiku (1982)
• Burning Farm (1983)
• Yama-no Attchan (1984)
• Pretty Little Baka Guy (1986)
• 712 (1991)
• Let's Knife (1992)
• Rock Animals (1993)
• Bran New Knife (1996)
• Happy Hour (1998)
• Strawberry Sound (2000)
• Heavy Songs (2002)
• Candy Rock (2003)
• Genki Shock! (2005)
• Fun! Fun! Fun! (2007)
• Super Group (2007)
• Free Time (2010)
• Osaka Ramones (2011)
• Pop Tune (2012)
• Overdrive (2014)
• Adventure (2016)
• Sweet Candy Power (2019)
• Our Best Place (2023)

Social Media: Bandcamp | Instagram | Website

Shonen Knife are one of those bands that have become a semi-big deal even outside of indiepop contexts, mostly because Kurt Cobain was a vocal fan. Overall, they sound more or less like three-quarters Ramones and one-quarter Beat Happening. I'm honestly not as familiar with them as I feel like I ought to be, though every time I listen to them I think they're a lot of fun.