Forcefield (album)

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Forcefield
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014
Genre Indie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival
Length33:24
Label Mom + Pop, Memphis Industries, Dine Alone
Producer Doug Boehm and David Monks
Tokyo Police Club chronology
Ten Songs, Ten Years, Ten Days
(2011)
Forcefield
(2014)
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One
(2016)

Forcefield is the third studio album released by the Canadian band Tokyo Police Club on March 24, 2014 through Mom + Pop in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK/Europe. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Consequence of Sound C− [7]
Pitchfork (6.4/10) [8]

At Alternative Press , Bree Davies rated the album four stars out of five, writing that the release "makes good on being more than just a referential record" on which it "doesn't feel like enough of a good thing." [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Monks, Wright, Hook, and Alsop

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Argentina (Parts I, II, III)"
  • Greg Alsop
  • Josh Hook
  • Dave Monks
  • Graham Wright
8:32
2."Hot Tonight"
3:05
3."Miserable"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
2:46
4."Gonna Be Ready"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
2:53
5."Beaches"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:20
6."Toy Guns"
3:11
7."Tunnel Vision"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:02
8."Through the Wire"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
  • Needham
2:53
9."Feel the Effect"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:42
Total length:33:24
UK Limited edition bonus EP (from 2011's 10x10x10 )
No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."Southside feat. Morgan Kibby from M83" Moby feat. Gwen Stefani 3:24
2."Long Distance Call" Phoenix 2:52
3."Little Sister feat Orianthi" Queens of the Stone Age 3:05
4."Under Control" The Strokes 3:57
5."Since U Been Gone" Kelly Clarkson 3:12

Personnel

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