TOKYO POLICE CLUB - Elephant Shell
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Pop/Rock

tokyo%20police%20club-elephant.jpgAlthough Rolling Stone wishes that "all guitar bands were smart enough to rock out this fast", to these ears the Newmarket foursome's first full-length foray best tackles its slower material, tracks like "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." and "Listen To The Math". The former spaciously stretches out in range as well as tempo with glockenspiel, acoustic guitar, stomps and claps set against cello and low baritone backups, while the latter puts mellotron washes over cymbal splashes and snare snaps before the requisite rock-out.

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