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Canadian traitors (read: recent Saddle Creek signees) Tokyo Police Club will emphasize the latter part of their name with the release of the fanclub-esque Smith EP. It's out via Paper Bag on November 6 in the U.S. and October 23 in their homeland.

A follow-up to last year's A Lesson in Crime EP before the band's full-length debut arrives next year, Smith is a rarities collection of sorts. It makes "Box" and "Cut Cut Paste" available on CD for the first time and rescues "A Lesson in Crime" from mere Japanese bonus track status. Also included are an exclusive RAC remix of "Be Good" and videos for three TPC tracks.

The Club will convene live in October, starting with two dates opening for Bloc Party. The first of those shows (and of the beginning of their whole tour) is in Providence, Rhode Island on October 2.

Smith:

01 Box
02 Cut Cut Paste
03 A Lesson in Crime
04 Be Good (RAC Remix)
05 Nature of the Experiment (video) [directed by George Vale]
06 Cheer It On (video) [directed by Sean Wainsteim]
07 Citizens of Tomorrow (video) [directed by Kyle Davison]

Dates:

10-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's *
10-03 New York, NY - WaMu Theater at MSG *
10-04 Boston, MA - The Harp
10-07 Chicago, IL - Schubas #
10-08 Chicago, IL - Schubas
10-09 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry #
10-11 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Pyramid Cabaret
10-12 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis' Pub (University of Saskatchewan Students' Union)
10-13 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room
10-14 Calgary, Alberta - The Warehouse
10-16 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar Nightclub
10-17 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Plaza
10-18 Seattle, WA - Neumos
10-19 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10-22 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
10-23 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre #
10-24 Pomona, CA - Glass House #
10-25 San Francisco, CA - Popscene

* with Bloc Party
# with White Rabbits