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Elephant Shell by Tokyo Police Club
Elephant Shell is an album by Tokyo Police Club, released in 2008. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Tessellate”, on 2 lists with a best position of #17.
Elephant Shell, released April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek, was the debut album from Tokyo Police Club, the Newmarket, Ontario four-piece of singer and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook and drummer Greg Alsop. Peter Katis produced it, and after the buzz of their EP A Lesson in Crime, it had a lot riding on it.
It barely needed the help. These songs are wiry, caffeinated indie rock, all bright keyboard stabs, clipped guitars and Monks' earnest yelp, rarely wasting a second before the next hook. "Tessellate" and "Graves" do the most with the least, and "Your English Is Good" still bounds along like a sprint. The album leaked online in early March, so Saddle Creek simply started selling a high-quality MP3 version for $9.00, and the band celebrated the release at New York's Bowery Ballroom with Smoosh and The Meligrove Band. Champ followed in 2010.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Elephant Shell on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tessellate | 2 | #17 | – | 2008 | |
| 2 | Your English is Good | 4 | #64 | – | 2007–2009 | |
| 3 | Graves | 1 | #70 | – | 2008 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.