Tokyo Police Club
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Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club is a Canadian indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, guitarist Josh Hook, keyboardist Graham Wright and drummer Greg Alsop.
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A Lesson in Crime
"A Lesson in Crime is an EP by Tokyo Police Club released April 27, 2006. It reached #194 on the Canadian album charts."
1. "Cheer It On" - 1:59
2. "Nature of the Experiment" - 2:01
3. "Citizens of Tomorrow" - 2:44
4. "Shoulders & Arms" - 2:38
5. "If It Works" - 2:04
6. "Cut Cut Paste" (UK Bonus Track) - 1:44
7. "Be Good" - 2:04
8. "La Ferrassie" - 2:49
Tokyo Police Club formed in 2005 while playing for fun in a basement after the four had disbanded from a previous group they had been playing in. The band started to gain attention and played some small shows throughout the Toronto area. With a buzz forming in Montreal, Tokyo Police Club was asked to play in the city's Pop Montreal festival, and soon after they signed with Toronto label Paper Bag Records.
Since their formation the band has appeared in numerous festivals. Notably, in 2006 they appeared at Edgefest and the inaugural Osheaga Festival. In 2007, they performed at the Coachella music festival in Indio, California, Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot in Seattle,Washington.
During a March 24th gig at Nashville's Mercy Lounge, the band's drummer fell ill, forcing the band to play an acoustic set until all eight members of touring mates Delta Spirit and Cold War Kids took the stage with them for a never-before-seen eleven-member Tokyo Police Club improv show.
A few days later at the 9:30 Club in Washington, the band returned the favour, along with Delta Spirit, joining Cold War Kids for a rendition of Robbers and Cowards album track 'Saint John'. The performance saw 13 musicians on stage, at least 9 of which were playing some kind of percussive instrument.
David Monks and Greg Alsop appeared on Much on Demand, April 4, 2007.
On April 19, 2007, Tokyo Police Club made their first US TV performance on Late Night with David Letterman. They played their single "Nature of the Experiment", along with a tambourine accompaniment by the CBS Orchestra.
The band released its debut EP, A Lesson in Crime, in 2006 on Paper Bag Records, with Smith EP arriving the following year. During a July 20, 2007 show in Omaha, Nebraska the band announced it had signed a deal earlier in the day for Saddle Creek Records to release their debut LP. The band have also recorded two previously unheard songs for the 'Daytrotter sessions', which are available online. A new non-album single, entitled "Your English is Good" was released on July 9, 2007.
Responding to criticisms that their debut EP A Lesson in Crime is too short (16:22), keyboardist/vocalist Graham Wright had this to say in an interview with Ukula:
"It's very quick, quick, quick, one, two, three. Some of the songs don't have a lot of space in them and the album doesn't have a whole lot of room to breathe, but I think in the case of an EP this is a really good thing."