Forcefield is the third studio album released by the Canadian band Tokyo Police Club on March 24, 2014 through Mom + Pop in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK/Europe.[1][2][3][4]
| Forcefield | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 24, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 33:24 | |||
| Label | Mom + Pop, Memphis Industries, Dine Alone | |||
| Producer | Doug Boehm and David Monks | |||
| Tokyo Police Club chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 69/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[7] |
| Pitchfork | (6.4/10)[8] |
At Alternative Press, Bree Davies rated the album four stars out of five, writing that the release "makes good on being more than just a referential record" on which it "doesn't feel like enough of a good thing."[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Monks, Wright, Hook, and Alsop
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Argentina (Parts I, II, III)" |
| 8:32 |
| 2. | "Hot Tonight" |
| 3:05 |
| 3. | "Miserable" |
| 2:46 |
| 4. | "Gonna Be Ready" |
| 2:53 |
| 5. | "Beaches" |
| 3:20 |
| 6. | "Toy Guns" |
| 3:11 |
| 7. | "Tunnel Vision" |
| 3:02 |
| 8. | "Through the Wire" |
| 2:53 |
| 9. | "Feel the Effect" |
| 3:42 |
| Total length: | 33:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Original Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Southside feat. Morgan Kibby from M83" | Moby feat. Gwen Stefani | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Long Distance Call" | Phoenix | 2:52 |
| 3. | "Little Sister feat Orianthi" | Queens of the Stone Age | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Under Control" | The Strokes | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson | 3:12 |
Personnel
edit- Dave Monks – producer, songwriter, musician
- Graham Wright – songwriter, musician
- Josh Hooks – songwriter, musician
- Greg Alsop – songwriter, musician
- Doug Boehm – producer, engineer
- Mark Needham – mixing, additional production, songwriting (tracks: 6, 8)
- Tim Pagnotta – songwriting (track: 2)
- Chris Stringer – additional production
- Blackbear – additional production (tracks: 6,8)
- Jared Hirshland – engineer
- Jason Dufour – engineer
- Jeff Pelletier – engineer
- Will Brierre – assistant mixing
- Luke McCutcheon – artwork
- Oscar Saragossi – artwork
- Stuart Pearce – artwork
- Trevor Wheatley – artwork
References
edit- ^ "BWW Newsitem" Music news Desk, 'Tokyo Police Club Forthcoming Album, 'Forcefield' Streaming Now' BWW Music World.com, March 18, 2014.
- ^ 'NME' Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (NME)
- ^ Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (Exclaim!)
- ^ Tokyo Police Club aren’t kids anymore (The A.V. Club)
- ^ "Forcefield - Tokyo Police Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ a b Davies, Bree (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Alternative Press. April 2014 (309). Alternative Press Magazine: 93. ISSN 1065-1667.
- ^ Flynn, Katherine (27 March 2014). "Album Review: Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
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