Elephant Shell

Elephant Shell is the debut studio album by Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008, by Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom 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 offered the album as a high-quality MP3 download for $9.00 on their website. The iTunes Store pre-released the album on March 25. Starting April 25, MTV Canada streamed the album free online (The Leak).

The album release party was held at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, with guests Smoosh and The Meligrove Band.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg link
Billboard	link
Robert Christgau	A−
NME	(7/10) link
Pitchfork Media	(6.3/10) link
Rolling Stone	StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [1]

Chart performance

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts in the United States, and at #10 in the Canadian album chart.

Free downloads

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

Personnel

• Tokyo Police Club – songwriters, musicians, co-producers
  • Greg Alsop
  • Josh Hook
  • Dave Monks
  • Graham Wright
• Alex Aldi – additional engineering
• Greg Giorgio – additional engineering
• Dean Marino – assistant engineer
• Jay Sadlowski – assistant engineer
• Chris Zane – producer (tracks: 9)
• Jon Drew – producer (tracks: 1–6, 8, 10, 11)
• Peter Katis – mix engineer, producer (tracks: 7), additional production (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9, 10)
• Doug Van Sloun – mastering engineer
• Jadon Ulrich – art direction
• Rich Cohen – management

References

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