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- Artist: Shonen Knife
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- Release Date: January 25, 1994
- Total Time: 49:00
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Like Jonathan Richman, this group has carved out a niche that combines wide-eyed cuteness with unbridled rock & roll. That's good and bad; like Richman, you can rely on Shonen Knife for consistent fun, but also like Richman, you shouldn't expect much variation or artistic growth from album to album. Rock Animals adds a somewhat harder edge to their sound without tempering their child-like innocence. Occasionally they branch out from their stock-in-trade mix of bubblegum and power punk. "Another Day" is an orchestrated piano ballad that recalls girl-group dramas of the 1960s, and "Music Square" is a folkish tune featuring acoustic guitar and harmonica. The album features a guest appearance by Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore on "Butterfly," and includes one track, "Quavers," that was not available on the import version of this CD. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Quavers (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (3:25) | |
| Concrete Animals (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:29) | |
| Butterfly Boy (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:59) | |
| Little Tree (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (3:55) | |
| Catnip Dream (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:39) | |
| Tomato Head (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (5:21) | |
| Another Day (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:36) | |
| Brown Mushrooms (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:36) | |
| Johnny, Johnny, Johnny | Shonen Knife | (2:48) | |
| Cobra Versus Mongoose | Shonen Knife | (4:16) | |
| Music Square (Lyrics) | Shonen Knife | (4:56) |
