Product Description

The debut mini-album from hotly tipped Canadian rockers Tokyo Police Club delivers eight fast and furious punk and dance tinged numbers combining influences such as the Strokes and any number of 70's punk outfits. With humorous lyrical subject matter, epic yet hook-laden guitar riffs and multiple rhythms within a single song, 'A Lesson In Crime' has a lasting appeal and is a sure indication of great things to come from this high-energy quartet.

Track Listing

1. Cheer It On
2. Nature Of The Experiment
3. Citizens Of Tomorrow
4. Shoulders And Arms
5. If It Works
6. Cut Cut Paste
7. Be Good
8. La Ferrassie

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7439 in Music
• Released on: 2007-02-12
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's nigh on impossible to review a young, indie rock band anymore without referencing their predecessors, their colleagues who have created the anxiety of influence. Here, David Monks' voice, combined with Joshua Hook's compressed-spray on guitar, certainly conjure early Strokes, but then comparisons just fall short. Tokyo Police Club's command of multiple tempos and rhythmic palettes sets up spacey atmospheres to tumble through, with a hefty blast at their beck and call. There's a languid undertow here, Monks pulling you in with a slow, warm-water voice only to let his pals bludgeon you with just-so rhythms that, even in flight, last a sharp, fast 2 minutes on average. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews

Bloody brilliant
A treat indeed...short, exciting, to the point, moving and euphoria inducing! I picked it up in Spring 2007 to give it a listen cos I thought the cover looked pretty cool. I was in for a very jolting but very nice experience I immediately purchased - I still listen to it a lot now...it never outstays its welcome! Buy now - if you don't you're silly and should have your toys taken away!

Had this for a while
And I still listen to it on a near daily basis, a little on the short side but a sign of great things to come.

Cheering It On!
The Tokyo Police Club hail from Canadian and are quartet, comprising of Dave Monks - vocals, bass, glockenspiel Josh Hook - guitar, percussion Graham Wright - keyboards, vocals, Greg Alsop - drums, percussion

The opening track on this EP/ mini album is the fast and frantic second single "Cheer It On", contains the catchy wailing chorus of "When you're standing near /Tokyo Police Club When you're standing next to me /Tokyo Police Club/ When you take the tunnel Arresting you for being in love

As is the lead off single "Nature Of The Experiment", those two are definite standout tracks, but the other six tracks, contained.

This is one of the hottest bands around at the moment, and though I haven't scene them live yet, judging from this album, they ought to be raucous live.