A Lesson in Crime

Tokyo Police Club

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2006)
• Original Release Date: October 10, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Paper Bag
• ASIN: B000F2BP0W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #71,188 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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 two minutes on average. --Andrew Bartlett

Product Description

Import pressing of this quirky Toronto band's debut mini-album featuring one bonus track: 'Cut Cut Paste'. TPC play a unique style of high energy Indie Rock with nods to bands like Bloc Party and The Strokes but end up sounding completely different. Eight tracks including the singles 'Cheer It On' and 'Nature Of The Experiment'. Memphis Industries. 2007. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic - but not an album!, February 7, 2007

A Kid's Review

This is a really fantastic EP. But it's an EP! The other reviewers don't seem to be familiar with the concept of the EP. It's not a full length album! The album's out sometime 2007.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Musical Police Parade; criminally short, May 26, 2008

By	M. Swinney "Marc My Words" (Flower Mound, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Tokyo Police Club hails from Newmarket, Ontario...yeah that'd be another up and coming gifted band from Canada. You can't swing a Canadian Bacon sandwich these days without hitting one. Though they aren't quite as good as The Meligrove Band, another young Canadian up and comer, they are good. If I had to tag them, I'd say they are the coming of the Artic Monkey's on the North American shores.

"A Lesson in Crime," was released in 2006 trying to strike while the buzz iron was hot and it does contain some little modern post-punk gems. But, here's the big but. But, it clocks in at 16 minutes and the price isn't even an EP price. Lotta money, little music. Download the mp3's here at Amazon or wherever you like, forego the album art, and enjoy hearing the Police Club sound.

The standout hit here on "Crime Lessons," is "The Nature of The Experiment." It's got some great male and female vocal interplay for the chorus, a bouncy bass line that bounces all the way through, kicking it off with an infectious, "GO!" Good stuff. Another highlight is "Shoulders and Arms,"--a song that features some 80's synth and nice rim shot understated drums. And then there is the song, "Be Good," which has the same ubiquitous drum line but includes some great fast shot vocals, "Waltzing right out of the room / Be good when your parents stay over in June / I heard the news I'll send a card / Cellar door, Friday night Long johns, hold tight / Put it on a page Put it on a line /
Get the story down." Well, I didn't say it was deep. After all singer and bassist, Brandon Monks and his Police crew were merely fresh out of High School lads when they formed and cut this EP.

Catch the Canadian wave, the musical renaissance up north with Tokyo Police Club...download now. --mmw

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dystopia set to music, December 18, 2006

By	J. Gayle Dotschkal "facebookscholar" (H-town) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm usually a person who likes mellow rock, but this album is just too flawless not to love. The beats are practically addicting, and the lyrics are interesting and thought laden. Definately something to keep you going at your 9-5 job or especially when you're up til 2 writing a paper. It does seem to be overpriced here, but if you're like me, you find your music by other methods. Tokyo Police Club has a unique sound, and is def. worth the money. (They don't sound like imitations of Bloc Party or the Strokes)