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The Skinny
Overdrive’s sugary take on 70s dinosaur rock also stands unexpectedly in its favour, but ultimately all you need to know about the Osaka trio’s nineteenth album is this: it’s fucking AWESOME
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Osaka's original punk-popsters prove they've still got it. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With all of their untameable if bizarre likeability, Shonen Knife are clearly a band that can just keep on giving
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7.0
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NME
‘Overdrive’ finds founder, singer and guitarist Naoko Yamano paying tribute to the hard rock sounds of her youth
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7.0
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The Music
A fine entry point to newcomers while satiating the punky appetites of the fans
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6.0
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6.0 |
PopMatters
If Overdrive proves anything, it’s that Shonen Knife wants to rock out with the best of the boys—something that shouldn’t be taken for granted or easily dismissed
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
Shonen Knife’s talents are best distilled on something like the poppy Bad Luck Song, which reaches back to 1970s rock, but yet sounds so fresh
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
The tunes have a genuine charm in their stripped-down evocation of a sound and an era, and charm has long been a big part of Shonen Knife's formula
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6.0
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6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
They’re masters of their craft - you suspect they could continue turning in taut pop gems like ‘Bad Luck Song’ for a while to come yet
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musicOMH
The best songs on Overdrive don’t necessarily try to convey anything lyrically complex or “important” beyond the creator’s whims but instead conjure up mental voodoo with instrumentation
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