Ritsuko Taneda

Ritsuko Taneda 種子田 律子
Taneda performing with Shonen Knife in October 2011 during the Osaka Ramones tour
Background information
Genres	Pop-punk alternative rock indie pop
Instruments	Bass guitar vocals
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	Shonen Knife
Website	www.shonenknife.net/index.php

Ritsuko Taneda (Litsuko, 種子田 律子, Taneda Ritsuko) is a Japanese musician who is the bassist for the pop punk group Shonen Knife. She toured with the band intermittently for two years prior to 2008. When Atsuko Yamano, one of the band's founding members, left in 2008, Taneda was made permanent bassist for the band.^[1] Taneda was also a guitarist/vocalist in J-Pop groups and prior to her involvement with Shonen Knife.

Selected discography[]

With :^[2]

• Keihan Rock (2002)
• Goodbye Thunderbird (2003)

With :^[3]

• Denki Candy (2006)
• Denki Shock (2007)

With Shonen Knife:

• Super Group (2008)
• Free Time (2010)
• Osaka Ramones (2011)
• Pop Tune (2012)
• Overdrive (2014)

References[]

External links[]

• Shonen Knife Biography
• From Ritsuko Blog