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| 0.0 | Avirov | May 20th 09 |
A very fun pop/rock/indie album that relies insistently on original, infectious vocal and instrumental hooks to create a really fantastic album. Every song is unique and complementary to the album as a whole, with none of the monotony you'd find in many similar releases. It's nothing fantastically original, but it is a notably solid, fun album.
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| 4.5 superb | soldier0cross | January 5th 09 |
A friend recommended me Tokyo Police Club one time in our common CD swaps. It turns out that I was quickly suprised by them.
The percussion on Centennial instantly grabbed my attention. It isn't anything amazing yet it is incredibly infectious. The music is wonderfully upbeat. Monk's voice while nothing incredible, helps capture a great feeling.
I hadnt been impressed with an album so much as I was with elephant shell in some time. The lyrics are witty and very sing-able. Each track brings its own unique charm to the foray and very few parts of the album feel lacking and its a very pleasing experience. Neither is the album too long as to have you getting bored, all the songs except; "Your English is good" fall under 3 minutes time. But its some of the best 30 minutes of indy rock music your gonna get, I adore this album quite honestly.
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| 3.5 great | AggravatedYeti | July 1st 08 |
So, logical progression from 'A Lesson in Crime'? Yes. Is it good? Oh hell yeah, 30 minutes of bliss, awesome guitar work, still spacey and synth soaked, and Dave Monk's voice has got all it's Casablancas power and frustration. Could they have made a better record? With out a doubt. But doesn't mean that 'Elephant Shell' is anything less than f'in sweet. 'Sixties Remake' & "The Harrowing Adventures of...' are they only really weak tracks here, and that's only if you're being nit-picky. It's just you've heard it all before -- but with all these boring additions it somehow sums up into something quite interesting and re playable.
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| 4.0 excellent | Astyrex | August 5th 25 |
| 3.5 great | tom79 | February 14th 25 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | December 8th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Tom R. EMERITUS | March 11th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | mttgry | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gribobah | December 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | furpa | November 5th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | jercohen | September 30th 14 |
| 3.0 good | oahmed | August 30th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Rudy K. EMERITUS | March 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | FalLinh | March 18th 14 |
| 3.0 good | P94 | January 14th 14 |
| 1.0 awful | miaow | May 8th 13 |
| 3.0 good | John L | January 29th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | vaquero | January 10th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Noteros | December 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | bry11 | August 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | jday | March 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fatshit | February 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ifitz | December 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Z1dmir | November 30th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | jawdin | October 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | rickshaw | September 24th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Amalea | July 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | amosmyn | June 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | jOtl | February 10th 11 |
| 2.5 average | Hacknet | January 31st 11 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | January 25th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Antics | December 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Centre | October 22nd 10 |
| 2.0 poor | Skyler | September 27th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | lodes | September 7th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Dave28 | August 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kleur | June 24th 10 |
| 3.5 great | kojpl | June 24th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Valle | June 12th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | cirq | June 11th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | jdmac2 | May 13th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | SHOwned | April 23rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | February 10th 10 |
| 3.0 good | lerdo | November 19th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | Downes | September 25th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Ubicuo | August 30th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Arlec | June 26th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Unapt | May 21st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Anfal | May 13th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | nisco66 | October 9th 08 |
| 3.5 great | PHildY | July 28th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Chewie | July 25th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | roofi | April 25th 08 |
| 3.5 great | gspinn | April 24th 08 |
| 2.5 average | natey | April 23rd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | mx STAFF | April 22nd 08 |
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