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.
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]
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
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