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Tokyo Police Club Audio CD
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Product details

  • Audio CD (3 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Single, Import
  • Label: Paperbag
  • ASIN: B000F2BP0W
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 221,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Cheer It On
2. Nature Of The Experiment
3. Citizens Of Tomorrow
4. Shoulders & Arms
5. If It Works
6. Be Good
7. La Ferrassie

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Amazon.co.uk Review

It's nigh on impossible to review a young, indie rock band anymore without referencing their predecessors, their colleagues who have created the anxiety of influence. Here, David Monks' voice, combined with Joshua Hook's compressed-spray on guitar, certainly conjure early Strokes, but then comparisons just fall short. Tokyo Police Club's command of multiple tempos and rhythmic palettes sets up spacey atmospheres to tumble through, with a hefty blast at their beck and call. There's a languid undertow here, Monks pulling you in with a slow, warm-water voice only to let his pals bludgeon you with just-so rhythms that, even in flight, last a sharp, fast 2 minutes on average. --Andrew Bartlett

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 27 Feb 2007
By A. Cox (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lesson in Crime (Audio CD)
This is a great first release from Tokyo Police Club. There are now filler tracks, its eight solid tracks. The ep is very short only clocking in at around 18 mins but suits the songs appropriately. Its fast, punchy, passionate music, no major breaks just an intense barrage of amazing riffs and vocals. The lyrics are unusual and very interesting, they range from Citizens of Tomorrow possibly about affects of global warming, Cut Cut Paste an unusual first kiss or La Ferrassie - based on a location in France where palentologists discovered the remains of ancient humans, where its believed humans first buried the dead. This sounds deep, but its far from it. TPC are a quirky, upbeat indie pop punk band. A really refreshing unique band. Buy this album!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Young, charming and brilliant - but there's more..., 25 Feb 2007
By A. Boudjeltia - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lesson in Crime (Audio CD)
There are some bands that release an album or an EP and you can tell they have much more to offer, Tokyo Police Club is one of those bands. Even though this album is great, I can tell these Canadian indie rockers have so much more to give, a wider pallete to envision, this is just a taster.

From the pounding drum rhythms of the first track you can tell you are about to be taken on a ride, Tokyo Police Club take the listener to an outer world where robots enslave mankind (Citizens Of Tomorrow) to where a time when love is illegal (Cheer It On.

Nature Of The Experiment is their single and it rages with glorious synths and tremelo picking guitars, in fact, almost every track has tremelo pikcing, which may become samey after a while, but that is TPC's sound. The drumming is constant, the bass is bold and punchy and the keyboards are errie and spacey. David Monks voice is charming and slow, as if he hasn't slept for days, but never sounds bored, the end of Shoulders & Arms is strangly moving.

Of course no first album is without hitches, as I said before the guitar is rather samey, and sparse. The songs are very short and seem to be about the same thing. Still there is much to like here, the songs are catchy and my personal favourite Citizens Of Tomorrow is a fantastic tune, and last song La Ferrassie is haunting aswell as beautiful.

Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Short blast of indie greatness, 13 Aug 2010
By G. Youngson (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lesson in Crime (Audio CD)
I love these guys - so funky and yet so rocky/indie. "Citizens of Tomorrow" is chillingly timely, but all their tracks are well written with great music to match. Its a short album though - like really short, but worth the spend. TPC are xfm legends and I can never hear enough.. Buy Buy, and you will become a convert.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody brilliant
A treat indeed...short, exciting, to the point, moving and euphoria inducing! I picked it up in Spring 2007 to give it a listen cos I thought the cover looked pretty cool. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2008 by D. Chadwick

4.0 out of 5 stars Had this for a while
And I still listen to it on a near daily basis, a little on the short side but a sign of great things to come.
Published on 7 Mar 2008 by Captain Pang

4.0 out of 5 stars Cheering It On!
The Tokyo Police Club hail from Canadian and are quartet, comprising of Dave Monks - vocals, bass, glockenspiel Josh Hook - guitar, percussion Graham Wright - keyboards, vocals,... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2007 by Whipelsmacker

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