Elephant Shell

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Elephant Shell
Elephant Shell cover
Studio album by Tokyo Police Club
Released April 22, 2008
Recorded December 18, 2007
Genre Indie rock
Length 27:58
Label Saddle Creek Records (North America), Memphis Industries (Europe)
Producer Jon Drew, Peter Katis, Chris Zane, Tokyo Police Club
Professional reviews
Tokyo Police Club chronology
Smith EP
(2007)		 Elephant Shell
(2008)
Singles from Elephant Shell
  1. "Your English Is Good"
    Released: July 2007
  2. "Tessellate"
    Released: April 2008

Elephant Shell is the first LP to be released by Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the US, Canada, and Australia on April 22, 2008, and was released in the UK and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a Cave", "Juno", and "Tessellate" have been posted on the band's official MySpace. The album was leaked on the internet on March 7, 2008. In response to the leak, Saddle Creek Records is offering the album as a high-quality MP3 download for $9.00 on their website. The American iTunes store pre-released the album on March 25. Starting April 25, MTV.ca streamed the album free online (The Leak). Debuted at #1 in the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts. Debuted at #10 in the Canadian album chart.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Centennial" - 1:54
  2. "In a Cave" - 2:49
  3. "Graves" - 2:36
  4. "Juno" - 2:15
  5. "Tessellate" - 2:39
  6. "Sixties Remake" - 2:05
  7. "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." - 2:51
  8. "Nursery Academy" - 2:27
  9. "Your English Is Good" - 3:13
  10. "Listen to the Math" - 2:58
  11. "The Baskervilles" - 2:17
  12. "Friends of P" - 2:45
  13. "New New Song" - 2:02
  • (Songs 12 and 13 are only accessible on the UK Version)

[edit] Bonus disc track listing

  1. "Centennial (Remix by Dntel)" - 4:37
  2. "Tessellate (Remix by Tom Campesinos!)" - 4:16
  3. "Nursery Academy (Remix by Flowers Forever)" - 2:38
  4. "Listen to the Math (Remix by The Good Life)" - 3:18
  5. "Tessellate (Remix by Field Music)" - 3:28

[edit] Free Downloads

The songs "In a Cave" and "Juno" were both released as free downloads before the actual physical release of the album.

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