Forcefield (Tokyo Police Club album)
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| Studio album by Tokyo Police Club | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2014 | |||
| Genre | indie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 33:24 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop | |||
| Producer | Doug Boehm and David Monks | |||
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Forcefield is the third studio album released by the Canadian band Tokyo Police Club on March 24, 2014 through Mom + Pop in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK/Europe.[1][2][3][4]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C-[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10)[8] |
At Alternative Press, Bree Davies rated the album four stars out of five, writing that the release "makes good on being more than just a referential record" on which it "doesn't feel like enough of a good thing."[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Monks, Wright, Hook, and Alsop.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Argentina I, II, III" | 8:32 | |
| 2. | "Hot Tonight" | 3:05 | |
| 3. | "Miserable" | 2:46 | |
| 4. | "Gonna Be Ready" | 2:53 | |
| 5. | "Beaches" | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Toy Guns" | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Tunnel Vision" | 3:02 | |
| 8. | "Through the Wire" | 2:53 | |
| 9. | "Feel the Effect" | 3:42 |
References
- ↑ "BWW Newsitem" Music news Desk, 'Tokyo Police Club Forthcoming Album, 'Forcefield' Streaming Now' BWW Music World.com, March 18, 2014.
- ↑ 'NME' Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (NME)
- ↑ Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (Exclaim!)
- ↑ Tokyo Police Club aren’t kids anymore (The A.V. Club)
- ↑ "Forcefield - Tokyo Police Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Davies, Bree (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine). April 2014 (309): 93. ISSN 1065-1667.
- ↑ Flynn, Katherine. "Album Review: Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ↑ Cohen, Ian (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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