Tokyo Police ClubChamp
Mom & Pop Records [2010]
Fire Note Says: Sophomore record is a solid step forward for Tokyo Police Club.
Album Review:
Tokyo Police Club have been living with an intense amount of hype since their EP debuted in 2006. This hype has never really dwindled and actually probably hurt their first full-length Elephant Shell [2008] because the bar was already set impossibly high. Well, it has been four years and I believe people are still expecting greatness from Tokyo Police Club, so Champ is under just as much scrutiny as before. Good news for TPC is that Champ is an improvement in just about every department compared to Elephant Shell. You can tell the band purposely has slowed the tempo down here and let the songs evolve more naturally. Their original urgency is somewhat gone but it has been replaced with more intricate song structures, that find the tracks a bit longer and more reliance is placed on David Monk's vocals. This all makes for a more well-balanced album that still wraps up in 35 minutes and finds Tokyo Police Club coming closer then ever, to their originally hype. Tokyo Police Club are still a young talented band that is worth all the hoopla, as their sound never gets old and Champ only finds them tapping into their creative side. With a little more time and expanding on several ideas here, Tokyo Police Club could still easily have that masterpiece record in them!
Key Tracks: "Breakneck Speed", "Big Difference", "Favourite Food"
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Spoon
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Tokyo Police Club: Elephant Shell [Fire Note Review 5/2/08]
Tokyo Police Club: A Lesson In Crime EP [Fire Note Review 12/4/06]
Official Tokyo Police Club Website
Tokyo Police Club MySpace
Tokyo Police Club Facebook
Mom & Pop Records
-Reviewed by Christopher Anthony
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