Tokyo Police Club
Toronto's quirky, high-energy indie rockers Tokyo Police Club feature vocalist/bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist/vocalist Graham Wright, guitarist/percussionist Josh Hook, and drummer/percussionist Greg Alsop. The band formed in the wake of the breakup of the foursome's previous project; after a few months of not making music together, they regrouped as Tokyo Police Club in 2005. They began performing live that summer, and that fall they played the Montreal Pop Festival, where the group's rousing reception convinced them to make Tokyo Police Club a full-t...[more]
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If you were to throw Bowie, Joy Division, The Arcade Fire, and two llamas into a blender, you would have one hell of a mess. Tokyo Police Club is here to help you clean up! - Raucous and delicious - with a lyrical sound resonating in Thurston Moore and the same musical concoction bands like Sonic Youth, Built to Spill and Pavement reeled in many moons ago. The boys are adorable, with an interesting new sound to offer. They've taken all the good bits from indie rock in the past decade and then put their indi [ read more ]
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Their 2006 EP, A Lesson In Crime, elicited raves from Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Interview, Blender, and Nylon, among others. Since then, TPC have been touring virtually nonstop, pausing only to release last year's Smith EP and the digital-only single, "Your English is Good." Now Ontario's favorite sons offer their first full-length.
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Catapulting from the unknown with last year's A Lesson In Crime, Tokyo Police Club rapidly gained a reputation for infectious songs and exuberant performances. Across the nation and abroad, these boys stole the show at festivals and club dates alike, commanding main stage at Coachella, Lollapalooza, and bumbershoot, to name a few. The year was spent tirelessly touring with Cold War Kids and Art Brut, among others, thus garnering legions of ardent followers. What do these devotees demand? More Tokyo P [ read more ]
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