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Shonen Knife, written in Japanese as 少年ナイフ, which transliterates as ''Shōnen Naifu,'' literally "Boy Knife," is an all-female Japanese pop-punk band formed in Osaka, Japan, 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 '90s 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.

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Shonen Knife Albums

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Pop Tune Album 2012-06-06 itunes amazon
Sweet Christmas Single 2011-12-08 itunes amazon
2011-08-10: Marc Riley Session Live 2011-08-10 itunes amazon
Osaka Ramones: A Tribute to The… Album 2011-07-19 itunes amazon
Perfect Freedom / P.Y.O. Single 2011-05-23 itunes amazon
Free Time Album 2010-01-06 itunes amazon
Super Group Album 2008-11-07 itunes amazon
Fun! Fun! Fun! Album 2007-07-06 itunes amazon
Live in Osaka Live 2006-06-16 itunes amazon
Genki Shock Album 2005-06-03 itunes amazon
Candy Rock Album 2003-05-22 itunes amazon
Heavy Songs Album 2002 itunes amazon
Millennium Edition Compilation 2001-12-05 itunes amazon
オレンジの太陽 Single 2001-06-25 itunes amazon
Strawberry Sound Album 2000-02-19 itunes amazon
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