Tokyo Police Club
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Members | David Monks Graham Wright Josh Hook Greg Alsop |
Website | tokyopoliceclub.com |
Tokyo Police Club is an
History
2005–2007: Formation and early years
David Monks (born January 21, 1987), Graham Wright (born February 16, 1987), Josh Hook (born May 11, 1987), and Greg Alsop (born March 20, 1985) grew up and attended school together in Newmarket, Ontario.[1][2] In high school, the four played in a band called Suburbia which eventually disbanded. In 2004, the group informally came together again to form Tokyo Police Club;[3] the name of the band comes from a 2000s-era online Band Name Generator.[2]
Early on, the band played some small shows in the Toronto area. Tokyo Police Club were asked to play in the Pop Montreal festival,[4] and soon after they signed with Toronto label Paper Bag Records; Monks and Alsop dropped out of college to become professional musicians.[5]
The band released its debut EP, A Lesson in Crime, in 2006 on Paper Bag Records. The recording was less than seventeen minutes long, and some of the songs were quite short.[6] That year they appeared at Edgefest and the inaugural Osheaga Festival.
The
2008–2012: Debut record and successful follow-up
In 2008, Tokyo Police Club released their first album,
In 2010, the band played the
On March 27, 2011, Tokyo Police Club performed their single "Bambi" at the 40th Juno Awards in Toronto. In June, the video for "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" was nominated as best indie video of the year by
In December 2011, the band performed an unreleased song "Beaches" at a live show. In 2012, they joined Foster the People on the North American portion of their Torches tour along with Kimbra. While continuing to work with the band, Wright also hosted programming on CBC Radio 3.[citation needed]
2013–2018: Forcefield and TPC
After a prolific period, the band was relatively quiet from late 2012 until December 2013, when the band debuted a nine-minute
In 2016, the band released their Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness project, consisting of two companions EPs titled Part One and Part Two. The two were later combined and formally released as a full length LP of the same name. The EPs celebrated a more spontaneous recording ethos, similar to their early albums. With this same celebratory nature, the band also released an expanded tenth anniversary edition of A Lesson in Crime that year.
Tokyo Police Club continued to record in 2018 in preparation for a fourth album.[15] They released TPC on October 5, 2018 and received a Juno nomination for Alternative Album of the Year.[16] A companion EP titled TPC DLX was released in October 2020, made up of tracks from the TPC recording sessions and acoustic versions of songs.[17]
2020–2024: Reissues and disbandment
In December 2020, the band announced that they would be releasing a special tenth anniversary edition of their album Champ, slated for release in March 2021. With this announcement, the band released the single "Hundred Dollar Day."[18]
In March 2023, the band announced that they would be releasing a special fifteenth anniversary edition of their debut album Elephant Shell, slated for release on 5 May 2023.[19]
On January 23, 2024, the band announced that they were splitting up. In tandem, they announced a farewell show at History in Toronto scheduled for November 29, 2024.[20] On March 12, the band released their final single, “Just A Scratch” / “Catch Me If You Can", and announced their farewell tour culminating in four sold-out shows at History in Toronto.[21][22]
Television
On April 19, 2007, Tokyo Police Club made their first US TV performance on the
On November 16, 2008 they appeared on the television show "
Members
- Dave Monks – lead vocals, bass guitar, guitar
- Graham Wright – keyboards, guitar, vocals
- Josh Hook – guitar, vocals
- Greg Alsop – drums, percussion
Discography
- A Lesson in Crime (2006)
- Smith EP(2007)
- Elephant Shell (2008)
- Champ (2010)
- Ten Songs, Ten Years, Ten Days (2011)
- Forcefield (2014)
- Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Parts One & Two (2016)
- TPC (2018)
Accolades
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | MTVu Woodie Awards | Best Emerging Artist | Tokyo Police Club | Nominated | [23] |
2007 | MuchMusic Video Awards | Best Independent Video | "Cheer It On" | Nominated | |
2008 | Juno Awards
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Video of the Year | "Cheer It On" | Nominated | [24] |
2009 | Juno Awards
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Group of the Year | Tokyo Police Club | Nominated | |
2011 | Juno Awards
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Alternative Album of the Year | Champ | Nominated | |
2011 | MuchMusic Video Awards | Indie Video of the Year | "Wait Up (Boots of Danger)" | Nominated | |
2014
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MuchMusic Video Awards | Rock/Alternative Video of the Year | "Hot Tonight" | Nominated | |
Post-Production of the Year | Nominated | ||||
2019 | Juno Awards
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Alternative Album of the Year | TPC | Nominated | [24] |
References
- ^ a b "Tokyo Police Club". SPIN.com. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ a b Sakthi, Yugan. "Tokyo Police Club visits Grog". The Observer. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ critic, Greg Kot, Tribune music (5 October 2007). "Tokyo Police Club says sayonara to a lark". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
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- ^ "Tokyo Police Club performs in The Current studios | The Current from". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Article at UKULA". Ukula.com.
- ^ Paul Thompson and Amy Phillips (July 20, 2007). "Tokyo Police Club Sign to Saddle Creek". Archived from the original on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Pitchfork Article". Pitchforkmedia.com.
- ^ "A Completely Biased Ranking of the 60 Best Canadian Indie Rock Songs of the 00s Part II". Vice, Cam Lindsay Apr 10 2017
- ^ "Tokyo Police Club Elephant Shell". Pitchforkmedia.com.
- Spinner. April 28, 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ "The National Top 50 For the Week Ending: Tuesday, October 26, 2010". !Earshot.
- ^ "Tokyo Police Club Return With An Epic Lyric Video for Argentina, Parts I, II, III". December 11, 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ "Daytrotter Sessions". Daytrotter.com.
- ^ Kress, Bryan (July 9, 2018). "Tokyo Police Club Announce New Album 'TPC,' Reveal First Single: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "The Juno Awards 2019 Alternative Album of the Year Nominees".
- ^ "TPC DLX EP, by Tokyo Police Club". Tokyo Police Club. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "Tokyo Police Club Announce Champ 10th Anniversary Edition". pastemagazine.com. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ @memphisind (March 28, 2023). "Delighted to announce the 15 year anniversary reissue of @TokyoPoliceClub's classic LP 'Elephant Shell' on tricolour in colour vinyl on 5 May" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jones, Abby (January 23, 2024). "Tokyo Police Club Are Breaking Up". Consequence. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (2024-03-12). "Tokyo Police Club Announce Farewell Tour Dates and Share Final Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (2024-03-12). "Tokyo Police Club Release Farewell Single, Announce Tour Dates". Stereogum. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "2007 mtvU Woodie Awards Nominations". Stereogum. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ a b "Past Nominees + Winners". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
External links
- Official website
- Tokyo Police Club at IMDb