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A Lesson in Crime by Tokyo Police Club
A Lesson in Crime is an EP by Tokyo Police Club, released in 2006. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Nature of the Experiment”, on 1 list with a best position of #7.
A Lesson in Crime, the debut EP from Newmarket, Ontario's Tokyo Police Club, came out on Paper Bag Records on April 18, 2006, barely a year after the band got going, and it's a short, sharp shock of a record. Dave Monks yelps and plays bass, Josh Hook's guitar jabs and ducks, Graham Wright's keyboards fizz along the edges and Greg Alsop drums like he's late for the bus; hardly a song hangs around long enough to outstay its welcome.
It gave them their first taste of success, even nudging onto the Canadian albums chart at 194, and set the table for the full-length Elephant Shell. "Nature of the Experiment" found a second life on TV as the opening of Comedy Central's Nick Swardson's Pretend Time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from A Lesson in Crime on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nature of the Experiment | 1 | #7 | – | 2007 | |
| 2 | Cheer It On | 1 | #93 | – | 2007 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.