Elephant Shell

[Machine Translation] The long-awaited debut album from Tokyo Police Club, the "Strokes of Canada," whose high-energy band sound, full of unique melodies and danceable elements, has become very popular not only in Canada but also in the US and the UK! This album was released on Saddle Creek in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK, both prestigious independent labels. Bloc Party has named them as one of their favorite bands, and this year, they showed off their talents at SXSW, the largest music festival in the U.S., where they had an unusually high turnout. In Japan, a rock critic has already called it "the best album I've heard so far this year! The album is a long-awaited masterpiece for rock fans in Japan, with a quality and speed (the 11 main songs are a whopping 28 minutes long) that has already been called "the best album I've heard so far this year" by a certain rock critic! This 2-CD set includes a CD-EXTRA DVD with 3 live videos and music videos of "Your English Is Good" and "Tessellate".

Special Feature / Bonus Track: two Japan-only bonus tracks

独特のメロディや踊れる要素満載のハイエナジーなバンドサウントが、カナダ本国のみならずUS・UKにて大人気を博す"カナダのストロークス"こと、トーキョー・ポリス・クラブの待望のデビュー・アルバム!! 北米はSaddle Creek、UKはMemphis Industriesと何れも名門インディーズレーベルよりリリースされた本作。ブロック・パーティーがお気に入りのバンドにあげ、今年もアメリカ最大の音楽フェス・SXSWにて異様な盛り上がりを見せるなどブレイク必至!! 日本では、早くも某ロック評論家に「今年、今まで聴いたアルバムの中でベスト!」と言わしめるほどのクオリティと疾走感(本編11曲は何と28分)を持ったロックファン待望の名盤登場! CD-EXTRAにて最新ライヴ映像3曲、「Your English Is Good」「Tessellate」のPVを収録したDVD付き2枚組。

日本盤のみボーナス・トラック2曲収録