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Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ra Ra Riot, Hollerado, Since U Been Gone, Young the Giant and FIDLAR. Those roots explain a lot about how Tokyo Police Club arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Born Ruffians, Said the Whale, Bear Hands, Arkells and Matt & Kim, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Two Door Cinema Club, Arkells, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Chaos Chaos and Amplive, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around Tokyo Police Club, reaching back through Ra Ra Riot and forward to Two Door Cinema Club. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tokyo Police Club was an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 2005, it consisted of vocalist and bassist Dave Monks, keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook, and drummer Greg Alsop. The band found early success with their 2006 debut EP A Lesson in Crime, which they followed with several popular releases including the albums Elephant Shell and Champ in 2008 and 2010, respectively. During the 2010s, they released three other studio albums. Among other nominations, the band had been twice nominated for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year, in 2011 for Champ and in 2019 for TPC.

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Tokyo Police ClubRa Ra RiotHolleradoSince U Been GoneYoung the GiantFIDLARBorn RuffiansTwo Door Cinema ClubArkellsSomeone Still Loves …Chaos ChaosAmpliveGood KidRACFoster the PeopleBorn RuffiansSaid the WhaleBear HandsArkellsMatt & KimWintersleepStarsBroken Social Scene

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Tokyo Police Club connections

Tokyo Police Club grew out of Ra Ra Riot, Hollerado, Since U Been Gone and Young the Giant, shares an orbit with Born Ruffians, Said the Whale, Bear Hands and Arkells, went on to shape Two Door Cinema Club, Arkells, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Chaos Chaos. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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