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7.5
63960
7.5 |
A.V. Club
There’s still a playful punkishness in evidence, but also a clearer eye toward the shiniest pop, something TPC has always secretly been good at
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7.2
63981
7.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A meat-and-potatoes rock record that swings for the FM fences and gets by on Monks’ considerable personality and the band’s seemingly limitless energy
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7.0
63872
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Although the band are reluctant to step away from their comfort zone of traditional guitar based rock pop, they aren’t afraid to give their instruments a fair good bashing
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7.0
63894
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Tokyo Police Club operates as a kind of derelict garage band, and their offbeat lyrical imagery and crunchy guitar-drum combinations work to enhance the album's messy, unpretentious charm
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7.0
63868
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Charm. It's always been TPC's not-so-secret weapon. It's a party and you're invited. Simple
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7.0
63869
7.0 |
musicOMH
The bouncy, poppy, high octane vibe the band have developed is in full flow
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7.0
64307
7.0 |
Under The Radar
It's like we've traveled to 2004, we're still using MP3 CD players and some of the cool kids even have iPods
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6.6
64203
6.6 |
Earbuddy
If you’re looking for an easygoing album to get your hands on, Forcefield is right up your alley. The album is not terrible at all, just frustrating because these guys have so much potential
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6.5
64112
6.5 |
Beardfood
The record is saved by an epic 9-minute opening and some strong tunes, but TPC's decline may have started
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6.4
63870
6.4 |
Pitchfork
This a pop album, produced like pop and structured to grant instant gratification. And yet, this presentation throws the flaws of Tokyo Police Club’s dullest songs into sharp relief
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6.0
63871
6.0 |
DIY
The Ontario gang have been hard at work listening to a lot of Phoenix alongside honing their skills
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6.0
63949
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Forcefield chiefly sounds more relaxed and natural, fully letting go of the stilted verses and swift tempos they’ve been gradually forgoing ever since A Lesson in Crime made such an immediate splash
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6.0
63962
6.0 |
NME
The trouble is they still sound too much like, well, like the Canadian Strokes, although nowhere near as good as that moniker suggests
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6.0
63867
6.0 |
Clash
The ebullient melodies prevail, but the band’s predilection for high-velocity guitar pop is distinctly lacking
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6.0
64042
6.0 |
Q
Slick, radio-friendly professionalism. Print edition only
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5.0
64221
5.0 |
PopMatters
If Forcefield is about hitting you in the moment, it does that. Sadly, much of it doesn’t last for the moment that comes next
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4.2
64069
4.2 |
Consequence Of Sound
Tokyo Police Club have staked their claim to a new sound and a place on the crowded airwaves, leaving longtime fans to look for something else to fill the void
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2.0
64006
2.0 |
Crack
A soulless slab of nonsense
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