LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Earshot Media) Osaka Japan's legendary pop punk princesses Shonen
Knife release their 18th studio "Pop Tune" album June 5th on Good Charamel Records in North America. Marking their 30th Anniversary in 2012 the band will follow up this release with their "Pop Tune" Tour of North American in July and August of 2012.
Check out the music video for the title track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT95HMh4hY4.
From MTV Buzzworthy:
"The all-female Japanese trio is 30 years into their careers and is on a 30-date U.S. tour. Their new album traverses their sweet power-pop-punk trademark sound that inspired J-pop/J-rock (and K-pop) makers who followed. "Pop Tune" is classic Shonen
Knife with its sunny words of wisdom: "Since you're already here, think of happy things!"
From
Boston Bastard Brigade:
"For over thirty years Shonen
Knife have been spreading their pop punk rock styles across the globe, influencing the likes of Kurt Cobain, Sonic Youth, and Redd Kross to name a few. After coming off a well-received Ramones cover album Naoko and company returned to the studio to record their eighteenth studio album Pop Tune. The good times have returned... When Shonen
Knife drops a new album, you know a party is bound to happen in your stereo. Pop Tune is no exception **** ½ (out of five)"
From Popdust:
"Japanese alt-pop-punk group Shonen Knife's been around approximately forever-well, 30 years, which is another way of saying "since the '80s". Their music's somehow still as exuberant as ever, and this is no exception, a raucous pop track about how awesome it feels to listen to raucous pop tracks. It's also got a key change, and those can feel awesome too."
For more info and stream audio samples off the record, visit: https://www.goodcharamel.com/?select=artists&data=shonenKnife
Shonen
Knife Pop Tune North American Tour Dates
07.19.2012 - Johnny Brenda's - Philadelphia, PA
07.20.2012 - Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ
07.21.2012 - The Bellhouse - Brooklyn, NY
07.22.2012 - Maxwells - Hoboken, NJ
07.24.2012 - Providence Social Club - Providence, RI
07.25.2012 - Space Gallery - Portland, ME
07.26.2012 - Great
Scotts - Allston, MA
07.27.2012 - Bug Jar - Rochester, NY
07.28.2012 - Mt. Sabattis Pavillion - Long Lake, NY
07.29.2012 - Levitt Pavillion Steelstacks - Bethlehem, PA
07.30.2012 - Lager House - Detroit, MI
07.31.2012 - Pyramid Scheme - Grand Rapids, MI
08.02.2012 - Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
08.03.2012 - Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
08.04.2012 - 7th St Entry - Minneapolis, MN
08.05.2012 - The Aquarium - Fargo, ND
08.08.2012 - Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA
08.09.2012 - Dante's Caffe Italiano - Portland, OR
08.10.2012 - Bottom of the Hill - San Francisco, CA
08.11.2012 - Blank Club - San Jose, CA
08.12.2012 - Alex's Bar - Long Beach, CA
08.13.2012 - Casbah - San Diego, CA
08.14.2012 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ
08.16.2012 - Red 7 - Austin, TX
08.17.2012 - Dada Dallas - Dallas, TX
08.18.2012 - Sticky Fingerz -
Little Rock, AR
08.19.2012 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
08.20.2012 - The Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
08.21.2012 - The Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
08.22.2012 - The Quadrangle / Hart House - Toronto, ON CAN
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