Monday, November 27, 2006

Turning Japanese


Came across a new band not too long ago that has quickly become heavy in my November 2006 rotation: Tokyo Police Club. The band is quartet from Ontario, Canada and would fit somewhere on the spectrum between The Strokes and Les Savy Fav, but dancier (if that's a word).

The foursome are adept at using chirping guitar riffs, clapping hands and hilariously emo lyrics to create a wildly fun set of tracks that run you up and down the excitement scale. My favorite three tracks would definitely be "Citizens of Tomorrow", a tragic story of futuristic children being blown apart by robots but sung so sweetly that it's hard not to love, "Nature of the Experiment" where a heavy bass line floats the post-punk overtones, and "Shoulders and Arms" a perfect mish mash of the four artists at just the right decibel.

Their next shows are in the midwest (doing a show in Chicago this week) but fingers crossed they'll swing back East Coast soon.

Their debut album is called A Lesson in Crime and Pitchfork gave it a 7.9.

Check them out at their website here or on myspace here.

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