712 (album)


712 is a 1991 album by the Japanese rock trio Shonen Knife. Using goroawase, "712" can be read as "na-i-fu", the Japanese imported word for "knife".
The Japanese re-issue of this CD does not include the song "Baggs", instead featuring a new song "Cooking Story".

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a recommended starting point for those wishing to indulge themselves in some whimsical and thoroughly unpretentious rock & roll." The New York Times wrote that "while playing style can be charmingly imprecise -- harmonies that veer drastically out of key, missed drum cues -- its primitivism never seems contrived." Spin recommended the album, writing that Shonen Knife "triumph when they insert the referents of pop stardom into their own inimitable universe."

Personnel

Shonen Knife

  • Naoko Yamano: vocals, guitars
  • Michie Nakatani: bass guitar, vocals
  • Atsuko Yamano: drums

Additional personnel