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| Origin = Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
| Origin = Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
| Active = [[2005]] - [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]]
| Active = [[2005]] - [[{{CURRENTYEAR}}|present]]
| Labels = Saddle Creek, mom+pop
| Labels =  
| URL = [http://www.tokyopoliceclub.com www.tokyopoliceclub.com/]<br>[http://www.myspace.com/tokyopoliceclub Band MySpace]
| URL = [http://www.tokyopoliceclub.com www.tokyopoliceclub.com/]
| Current members = David Monks<br>Josh Hook<br>Graham Wright<br>Greg Alsop
| Current members = David Monks<br>Josh Hook<br>Graham Wright<br>Greg Alsop
| Former members =  
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==Overview==
==Overview==
Tokyo Police Club formed in 2005. They began receiving attention a year later with the release of two EP's, ''A Lesson In Crime''and ''Smith'', and a popular single, "Your English is Good." Their first proper album release came in 2008 with ''Elephant Shell'', which included singles "Tessellate," "In a Cave," and "Your English is Good." "Champ" followed in [[2010]].
Tokyo Police Club formed in [[2005]], and began receiving attention a year later with the release of two EP's, ''A Lesson In Crime'' and ''Smith'', and the popular single, "Your English is Good." Their first proper album release came in [[2008]] with ''Elephant Shell'', which included singles "Tessellate," "In a Cave," and "Your English is Good." ''Champ'' followed in [[2010]], and a number of albums and EPs have released since.
===Weezer connections===
===Weezer connections===
The band covered "[[Friends of P.]]" for 2008's ''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]]''. In the same year, the band toured with [[Weezer]] on the [[Troublemaker Tour]]. The band thanked Weezer for "letting us come on this tour" at several shows, even though they were often performing for a small portion of the audience that would arrive that night. At one Los Angeles-area show, lead singer David Monks brought out a camera and took a picture of the fans. Guitarist Josh Hook was brought on stage toward the end of Weezer's set to play "[[Troublemaker]]" with them at a few shows. They played their "Friends of P." cover on the last night of that show.
The band covered "[[Friends of P.]]" for the 2008 [[The Rentals]] tribute album, ''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]]'' (also known as ''Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals''). This cover was also included as a bonus track on the UK and Japanese deluxe releases of the band's debut album, ''Elephant Shell''.
==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
<table border="2" class="wikitable">
 
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td>''Elephant Shell''</td>
<td>Saddle Creek</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2010</td>
<td>''Champ''</td>
<td>mom+pop</td>
 
</table>
 
[[Image:Tpc live troublemaker tour.jpg|thumb|400px|Lead singer David Monks on the [[Troublemaker Tour]] in Los Angeles. Photo by Timothy Norris, [[October 14]], [[2008]].]]
'''Singles'''
<table border="2" class="wikitable">
 
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td>"Your English is Good"</td>
<td>Paper Bag</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td>"Tessellate"</td>
<td>Saddle Creek</td>
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td>"In a Cave"</td>
<td>Saddle Creek</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2008</td>
<td>"Wait Up (Boots of Danger)"</td>
<td>mom+pop</td>
 
</table>
 
 
'''EPs'''
<table border="2" class="wikitable">
 
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td>''A Lesson in Crime''</td>
<td>Paper Bag</td>
 
<tr>
<td>2006</td>
<td>''Smith''</td>
<td>Paper Bag</td>
 
</table>
 


In the same year, the band toured with [[Weezer]] on the [[Troublemaker Tour]]. The band thanked Weezer for "letting us come on this tour" at several shows, even though they were often performing for a small portion of the audience that would arrive that night.{{Citation needed}} At one Los Angeles-area show, lead singer David Monks brought out a camera and took a picture of the fans.{{Citation needed}} Guitarist Josh Hook was brought on stage toward the end of Weezer's set to play "[[Troublemaker]]" with them at a few shows.{{Citation needed}} They played their "Friends of P." cover on the last night of that show.
==Weezer-related discography==
===Studio albums===
*''Elephant Shell'' (2008)
===Compilation albums===
*''[[Friends of P - Tribute to the Rentals]] (2008)
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]
*[[Troublemaker Tour]]
*[[Troublemaker Tour]]
*[[List of bands Weezer has toured with]]
*[[List of bands Weezer has toured with]]
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