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Shonen Knife

少年ナイフ

Japanese pop‐punk girl trio

Formed in 1981

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Shonen Knife is a Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka in 1981. Influenced by 1960s girl groups, pop bands, the Beach Boys, and early punk rock bands such as the Ramones, the band crafts stripped-down songs with simple yet unconventional lyrics sung in both Japanese and English.

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. Guitarist/singer Naoko Yamano is the only member to have remained with the band for its entire history; her sister Atsuko Yamano was a founding member and, after a long hiatus, returned to the band in 2016. They have released 22 studio albums; their most recent album Our Best Place was released in February 2023.

In the words of the Boston Globe, "something oddly spellbinding occurs when deceivingly silly lyrics are sandwiched between a buoyant guitar and a rapid-fire, pop-punk drum kit. Which perhaps explains why the Japanese female alternative rock/pop punk trio Shonen Knife is still singing songs about cookies, sushi, jelly beans, and, of course, banana chips."

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Shonen Knife (少年ナイフ, Shōnen Naifu) est un groupe de pop punk japonais, originaire d'Osaka. Formé en 1981, le groupe est largement influencé par les girl groups, le groupe de pop The Beach Boys, et des groupes de punk rock comme les Ramones. Le trio chante en japonais et en anglais.

Bien que de nature pop, le trio maintient un son garage rock underground distinct caractérisé notamment par une imagerie do-it-yourself (DIY) qui lui permet de se construire une réputation solide auprès de ses fans, comparable à celle de groupes de rock alternatif des années 1990 comme Sonic Youth, Nirvana, et Redd Kross. Le groupe est cité pour avoir « fait du pop underground international encore plus international » en « le faisant découvrir à d'autres groupes japonais ». Ses membres ont aussi joué comme cover band des Ramones sous le nom de The Osaka Ramones.

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