Elephant Shell

Elephant Shell
Studio album by Tokyo Police Club
Released April 22, 2008
Recorded December 18, 2007 at Chemical Sound and mixed at Tarquin Studios
Genre Indie rock
Length 35:27
Label Saddle Creek (North America), Memphis (Europe)
Producer Jon Drew, Peter Katis, Chris Zane, Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club chronology

Smith EP
(2007)		 Elephant Shell
(2008)		 Champ
(2010)
Singles from Elephant Shell
  1. "Your English Is Good"
    Released: July 2007
  2. "Tessellate"
    Released: April 2008
  3. "In a Cave"
    Released: June 2008

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.

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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Billboard link
Robert Christgau A−[1]
NME (9/10) link
Pitchfork Media (6.3/10) link
Rolling Stone

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.

Track listing

  1. "Centennial" - 1:54
  2. "In a Cave" - 2:49
  3. "Graves" - 2:36
  4. "Juno" - 2:15
  5. "Tessellate" - 2:39
  6. "Sixties Remake" - 2:05
  7. "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." - 2:51
  8. "Nursery, Academy" - 2:27
  9. "Your English Is Good" - 3:13
  10. "Listen to the Math" - 2:58
  11. "The Baskervilles" - 2:17
  12. "Friends of P" - 2:45
  13. "New New Song" - 2:02

(Songs 12 and 13 are only accessible on the UK Version. Track 12 is a cover of a song by The Rentals.)

Bonus disc track listing

  1. "Centennial (Remix by Dntel)" - 4:37
  2. "Tessellate (Remix by Tom Campesinos!)" - 4:16
  3. "Nursery, Academy (Remix by Flowers Forever)" - 2:38
  4. "Listen to the Math (Remix by The Good Life)" - 3:18
  5. "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.

References

  1. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Elephant Shell". Robert Christgau.