Catchy poppy rocky canucks release debut EP on indie-canadian label, it's really good. Sign to ultra-hip UK & US labels (Wichita & Saddle-Creek), release debut LP... it's really, really, good.
Pros:
- Consistently catchy 'our drummer drinks a lot of coffee' beat throughout the entire album.
- Tendency to sparingly bring in a yummy sounding piano at just the right time.
- Mixes up-tempo guitar-pop with a twinkly ethereal feeling. Which is good.
- Only one track on the album breaks the 3 minute mark. I like brevity.
- It seems each member of this band is capable of delivering a bitchin hook on their respective instruments.
- Your English Is Good has serious hit-single potential.
- Some of the rockier edge from A Lesson In Crime has been lost (blame the glockenspiel?).
- A little bit too much 'Let's ALL sing the chorus!' & 'HEY! HEY! HEY!'. But just a little.
- A tad too sugary on occasion.
- Tough to come up with cons, it's really quite good.
A record for all occasions, if not all listeners. Expect Tokyo Police Club to get bigger- soon. Kudos to anyone who caught their show in the Hub last summer. It will soon be one of those enviable trophy-gigs.
Listen:
Tokyo Police Club- Juno
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1 comments:
Wasn't 'Your English Is Good' already released as a single? One less pro so. I was a bit disappointed buy the album expected it to be better. And longer - 28mins?!
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