TPC (album)

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TPC
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018
Genre Indie rock
Length51:21
Label Dine Alone
Producer Rob Schnapf
Tokyo Police Club chronology
Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part Two
(2016)
TPC
(2018)

TPC is the fourth and final studio album by Canadian indie rock group Tokyo Police Club, released by Dine Alone Records on October 5, 2018. [1] The album reunites the band with their early, spontaneous style as well as with Champ producer Rob Schnapf. The album was well-received by fans and critics and was nominated for the 2019 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year. Two companion records were released in 2020: a self-released collection of demos as well as the Dine Alone-released EP TPC DLX.

Contents

Production

Following the A Lesson in Crime 10th Anniversary Tour and release of Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness in 2016, the band found themselves at a creative crossroad, furthered by the fact that the band members lived in Canada, New York City, and Los Angeles. Facing what could have been a natural conclusion for the band, frontman Dave Monks convinced the other to record a new album. They wrote and demoed the album in rural Ontario in an abandoned church which has also been used as a studio space by Born Ruffians. [2] [3]

Writing for the album began in 2016, with recording taking place in Los Angeles in January 2018. [4] [5] TPC was produced by collaborator Rob Schnapf, who previously produced Champ and mixed other Tokyo Police Club records. [2]

Reception

Under the Radar rated the album a 7/10, saying that it "may not break any new ground as much as it encapsulates a re-energized formulation of the pointed, off-beat guitar rock they've cultivated since 2008's Elephant Shell." The blogosphere gave the album generally positive reviews. [6] [7] [8]

The album was nominated by the 2019 Juno Awards for Alternative Album of the Year. [9]

TPC DLX EP

In 2020, two years following the original release, Tokyo Police Club released a six-track companion EP titled TPC DLX. The first three tracks are songs recorded during the original TPC sessions a few years prior. The final three tracks are acoustic versions of songs from TPC. [10] Earlier that year, the band had self-released sixteen of their demos from these sessions in an album aptly titled Church Demos. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Alsop, Josh Hook, Dave Monks, and Graham Wright.

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."New Blues"4:20
2."Pigs"4:10
3."Hercules"3:32
4."Simple Dude"3:41
5."Unseen"4:04
6."DLTFWYH"4:45
7."Can't Stay Here"4:35
8."Outtatime"6:20
9."Ready to Win"3:15
10."Edgy"3:30
11."One of These Days"4:02
12."Daisy Chain"4:49
Total length:51:21
TPC DLX EP
No.TitleLength
1."Rubber Bands"3:30
2."Early Light"2:50
3."My Directrion"3:20
4."Ready to Win - Acoustic"3:30
5."Simple Dude - Acoustic"3:32
6."Can't Stay Here - Acoustic"4:54
Total length:21:38

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [12] [13]

References

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  7. "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TOKYO POLICE CLUB - TPC". The Spill Magazine. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. Cooper, Kendra Brea (2018-10-02). "Tokyo Police Club - TPC | Album Review". Indie is not a genre. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  9. Murphy, Sarah (January 29, 2019). "2019 Juno Awards Nominees". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  10. "TPC DLX EP, by Tokyo Police Club". Tokyo Police Club. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  11. "Church Demos, by Tokyo Police Club". Tokyo Police Club. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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  13. Tokyo Police Club – TPC DLX EP (Vinyl) , retrieved 2021-02-11