Released April 22, 2008 Elephant Shell
(2008) Champ
(2010) Release date 22 April 2008 Genre Indie rock | Length 28:04 Artist Tokyo Police Club Label Saddle Creek | |
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Recorded December 18, 2007 at Chemical Sound and mixed at Tarquin Studios Producers Jon Drew, Peter Katis, Chris Zane Similar Tokyo Police Club albums, Indie rock albums | ||
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Elephant Shell is the first LP to be released by Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a Cave", "Juno", and "Tessellate" have been posted on the band's official MySpace.
Contents
- Tokyo police club elephant shell centennial
- Chart performance
- Bonus disc track listing
- Free Downloads
- Songs
- References
The album was leaked on the internet on March 7, 2008. In response to the leak, Saddle Creek Records offered the album as a high-quality MP3 download for $9.00 on their website. The iTunes Store pre-released the album on March 25. Starting April 25, MTV Canada streamed the album free online (The Leak).
The album release party was held at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, with guests Smoosh and The Meligrove Band.
Chart performance
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts in the United States, and at #10 in the Canadian album chart.
Bonus disc track listing
- "Centennial (Remix by Dntel)" - 4:37
- "Tessellate (Remix by Tom Campesinos!)" - 4:16
- "Nursery, Academy (Remix by Flowers Forever)" - 2:38
- "Listen to the Math (Remix by The Good Life)" - 3:18
- "Tessellate (Remix by Field Music)" - 3:28
Free Downloads
The songs "In a Cave" and "Juno" were both released as free downloads before the actual release of the album.
Songs
1Centennial1:54
2In a Cave2:49
3Graves2:36