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Shonen Knife is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Otoboke Beaver, The Beach Boys, Sonic Youth, Nirvana and The Carpenters. Those roots explain a lot about how Shonen Knife arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as PUFFY, The 5.6.7.8's, Otoboke Beaver, The Muffs and NUMBER GIRL, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Otoboke Beaver, Chisato Moritaka and The Presidents of the United States of America, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Shonen Knife, reaching back through Otoboke Beaver and forward to Otoboke Beaver. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Shonen Knife connections
Shonen Knife grew out of Otoboke Beaver, The Beach Boys, Sonic Youth and Nirvana, shares an orbit with PUFFY, The 5.6.7.8's, Otoboke Beaver and The Muffs, went on to shape Otoboke Beaver, Chisato Moritaka and The Presidents of the United States of America. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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