Shonen Knife – Our Best Place

Shonen Knife defy time, space and logic, after 42 years they are still with us and are about to launch what I think is their 22nd full length, Our Best Place. The album’s title suggests a comfort in growing older and gaining confidence and to be frank not caring what others think, trust me it’s quite liberating, and it’s an album that sees Shonen Knife do what they do best, just be themselves. MUJINTO Rock kicks off with a blast of pure infectious uncut Shonen Knife, something that is often a feature of their albums, and rightly so, for me track one side one should always kick things off in style and that’s exactly what happens on Our Best Place. If you were expecting a full album of Ramones fuelled punk pop then there’s a fair chance you probably only own the Oaska Ramones album, as the s...

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