‘Pop Tune’ is the 18th studio album from Shonen Knife, released in the UK/EUROPE by DAMNABLY on CD/Digital Download.

This new long-player features ten original songs produced by
Naoko and manager Atsushi, recorded by Ippei Suda (Afrirampo/Balzac) and mastered by Koichi Hara (Afrirampo/OOIOO/Boredoms). The UK and European release features special ‘orange’ colour variant artwork by up and coming illustrator Mami Saito.

Having explored a 70's heavy metal rock sound in their previous two LP’s Super Group and Free Time, Pop Tune is a return to the bands signature combinations of pin sharp punk-pop, 60’s girl group inspired harmonies, upbeat melodies and irreverence.

Pop Tune is a celebration and paean to pop, catchy hooks, key changes, simple, fast, short and altogether jubilant songs. ‘Osaka Rock City’, has been selected as the theme song for the movie adaptation of Robin Shio’s “Soul Train Flower” directed by Hiroshi Nishio and out in cinemas in Japan later this year!