SHONEN KNIFE: Cutting Their Way Back From Osaka To ZED51

Interview by Ali Williams
Forty-five years into SHONEN KNIFE, Naoko Yamano can still describe the band in three words: “pop, fun and punk.” It is remarkably efficient for a group whose history stretches from Osaka’s early-’80s underground to major-label releases, international festivals and enough world touring to make airport carpet a recurring feature of adult life. Australia has occupied a sizeable patch of that history. SHONEN KNIFE first toured here in 1997 and have returned repeatedly since, but their October visit is considerably more ambitious than a quick lap through the eastern capitals. The Lets Knife: Re-Cut Australia/NZ 2026 tour gives Naoko, Atsuko and Risa more than two weeks on Australian roads, two festival appearances, regional dates and several cities the band has never played before.
It also arrives with Let’s Knife Re-Cut freshly released in Australia and New Zealand through Valve Records. The album returns to Let’s Knife, the 1992 record that marked SHONEN KNIFE’s major debut, with the current line-up recording its 15 songs again more than three decades later. The sessions were recorded at GCR Audio in Buffalo, with Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac serving as executive producer. Familiar material including Riding On The Rocket, Twist Barbie, Cycling Is Fun and I Am A Cat has been put back through the band as it exists now, and Naoko confirms those songs will be well represented when they reach Australia.

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