Shonen Knife

The Japanese trio Shonen Knife began their career playing a brand of Ramones-meets-Beatles, bubblegum-flavored punk-pop, singing charming songs about animals and food, then never stopped no matter the circumstance they found themselves in. The group's innocent and often shambling records from the early '80s found favor among bands like Redd Kross, Sonic Youth, and eventually Nirvana. A strong connection with the latter led to a huge boost in the band's profile in the early '90s; the 1992 album Let's Knife was their most widely heard record to date. Though their star faded as t...