Name: A Lesson In Crime
Brand: Tokyo Police Club

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

paper020lp

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2007-02-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

F Minor

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Tokyo Police Club

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

vinyl version on paper bag records. these toronto boys pick apart the average chord and create something unique - disjointed guitars combined with a verging on sci-fi approach. the seven songs here contain no extra gristle, each weighing in around a svelte two minutes. even tighter are the twitchy micro-strokes riffs adorning tracks like 'cheer it on' and 'nature of the experiment'. frontman dave monks even apes casablancas' vox-via-megaphone a bit, though with more nasal, less growl. the strokes comparisons only hold for so long though as the album's second half forks off into pretty girls / q and not u hyper post-punk and straight-laced emo. 'shoulders and arms' demonstrates the band's ability to pull off the former, a bustling juggernaut of stratospheric guitars and squalling synths. meanwhile, 'citizens of tomorrow' headlines the emo-minded selections, swelling to a futuristic climax that's three parts sunny day real estate, one part sparta.

A Lesson In Crime

Music GB