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Sweet Candy Power
Type:Studio
Artist:Shonen Knife
Cover:ShonenKnife_SweetCandy.jpg
Released:5 June 2019
Length:32:21
Label:Good Charamel Records
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Sweet Candy Power is a studio album by the Japanese pop-punk band Shonen Knife, released in June 2019.[1] [2] It features guest appearances by former band members Ritsuko Taneda and Naru Ishizuka.[3]

Critical reception

Reviewers in the alternative rock community generally praised the album as a continuation of Shonen Knife's history. The Spill Magazine noted that "The album stays true to their familiar sound of loud, driving chords layered with sugary melodic narratives of food and simple enjoyments."[4] Rock at Night called the album "pure punk-pop pleasure but don’t be fooled by the light-hearted, infectious melodies, food-oriented themes, and sweet harmonies—there’s plenty of lead guitar riffs and pogo-dancing beats, that remind us Shonen Knife are serious musicians."[5] Guitar Girl called the album "an exuberant good time, wrapped in a cute package [and] guaranteed to put a smile on your face."[6] In a review of the album Punk News stated that "The ability of this band to blend their unmistakable pop sensibilities with their love for punk rock is first rate."[7]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prato . Greg . Shonen Knife Biography, Songs, & Albums . 2022-05-14 . AllMusic . en . 2022-09-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913235559/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shonen-knife-mn0000036310/biography . live .
  2. Web site: Gourley . Bob . 2019-10-01 . Naoko Yamano talks about 'Sweet Candy Power' and the long career of Shonen Knife . 2022-05-15 . Chaos Control Digizine . en-US . 2022-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516075031/https://chaoscontrol.com/shonen-knife-interview-sweet-candy-power/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2019-07-10 . SHONEN KNIFE - Sweet Candy Power . 2022-05-15 . J-POP GO . en-GB . 2022-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518171335/https://www.jpopgo.co.uk/shonen-knife-sweet-candy-power/ . live .
  4. Web site: Swanson . Nicole . 2019-06-05 . Spill Album Review: Shonen Knife - Sweet Candy Power . 2022-05-15 . The Spill Magazine . en-US . 2022-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522210318/https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-shonen-knife-sweet-candy-power/ . live .
  5. Web site: Tabone . Chyrisse . 19 June 2019 . Album review: Shonen Knife's 'SWEET CANDY POWER' . 15 May 2022 . Rock at Night . 29 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129120045/https://www.rockatnight.com/2019/06/album-review-shonen-knifes-sweet-candy-power/ . live .
  6. Web site: Stevens . Samantha . 2019-06-05 . Album Review: Shonen Knife's "Sweet Candy Power" - Guitar Girl Magazine . 2022-05-15 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Punknews.org . Shonen Knife - Sweet Candy Power . 2022-05-15 . www.punknews.org . en . 2022-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220515202952/https://www.punknews.org/review/16529/shonen-knife-sweet-candy-power . live .

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