Toronto's quirky, high-energy indie rockers
Tokyo Police Club feature vocalist/bassist
Dave Monks, keyboardist/vocalist
Graham Wright, guitarist/percussionist
Josh Hook, and drummer/percussionist
Greg Alsop. The band formed in the wake of the breakup of the foursome's previous project; after a few months of not making music together, they regrouped as
Tokyo Police Club in 2005. They began performing live that summer, and that fall they played the Montreal Pop Festival, where the group's rousing reception convinced them to make
Tokyo Police Club a full-time venture.
Monks quit school, and early in 2006 the band signed with local label Paperbag Records and began recording their debut EP,
A Lesson in Crime, which was released that spring. Buoyed by blog and MySpace buzz,
Tokyo Police Club embarked on their largest tour yet that fall. Around the same time,
A Lesson in Crime was re-released with wider distribution, and 2008 saw the release of the band's full-length debut, Elephant Shell. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide