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Toronto's indie rockers Tokyo Police Club have hacked their way into the indie rock arena with stylistic chord chunks that emulate the edginess of The Strokes and the story-telling appeal of bands like The Decemberists. While their 2006 EP Lesson in Crime put Tokyo Police Club on the indie rock map, it was their 2008 album Elephant Shell that caught the attention of many fans, bloggers and the established rock media.

Apart from being featured in an Apple commercial, The Submarines released a wonderfully ambitious and enjoyable album this year, as did fellow indie artists like San Francisco's The Botticellis, Swedish indie pop sensation Lykke Li and Syracuse, New York's exuberant pop masters Ra Ra Riot.

"In A Cave" by The Tokyo Police Club from Elephant Shell

"I'm Good, I'm Gone" by Lykke Li from Youth Novel

"Old Home Movies" by The Botticellis from Old Home Movies

"You, Me & The Bourgeoisie" by The Submarines from You Me & The Bourgeoisie

"Dying Is Fine" by Ra Ra Riot from The Rhumb Line

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One of the notable indie label Saddlecreek Record's (home to Bright Eyes, Two Gallants, The Faint) hottest artists right now is the Toronto band Tokyo Police Club.

The band's 2006 debut album, A Lesson in Crime, was well received by music critics and indie rock bloggers. The album was so popular that it has nearly carried the band for the past 18 months while they have been touring and working on their sophomore release.

The new album, which the band's official website has announced will be released on April 22, is called Elephant Shell. In Europe, it will the new TPC release will be available May 5th on Memphis Industries.

Here is the reported track listing for the new album:

01 Centennial
02 In A Cave
03 Graves
04 Juno
05 Tessellate
06 Sixties Remake
07 The Harrowing Adventures Of…
08 Nursery Academy
09 Your English Is Good
10 Listen To The Math
11 The Baskervilles

TCP concert and show listings (by date, location and venue) are listed below.

Tokyo Police Club Tour Dates


03-18 - Call The Office - London, ONT
03-19 - Birdy’s Bar and Grill - Indianapolis, IN
03-20 - Jackpot Saloon - Lawrence, KS
03-22 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
03-24 - The Independent - San Francisco, CA
03-25 - The Glass House - Pomona, CA
03-26 - Troubadour - Hollywood, CA
03-27 - Troubadour - Hollywood, CA
03-28 - Soma - San Diego, CA
03-29 - The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
03-31 - Meridian Red Room - Houston, TX
04-01 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
04-03 - Club Downunder - Tallahassee, FL
04-04 - Studio A - Miami, FL
04-05 - Backbooth - Orlando, FL
04-08 - Exit/In - Nashville, TN
04-09 - The Spot - Cleveland, OH
04-18 - Barrymore’s Music Hall - Ottawa, ON
04-19 - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire - Montreal, QC
04-20 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
04-21 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
04-22 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
04-24 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
04-26 - Pearl Street Night Club - Northampton, MA
04-28 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
04-29 - Black Cat - Washington, DC
04-30 - Big Orbit’s Soundlab - Buffalo, NY
05-04 - Magic Stick - Detroit, MI
05-05 - Metro - Chicago, IL
05-06 - Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
05-08 - Garrick Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
05-09 - Louis’ Pub - Saskatoon, SK
05-10 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
05-11 - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
05-12 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
05-16 - Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC
05-17 - Sugar Nightclub - Victoria, BC
05-18 - Neumos - Seattle, WA
05-19 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
05-22 - Bluebird Theatre - Denver, CO
05-23 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE



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