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Following a pair of frustratingly brief EPs and hype enough to circle the blogosphere twice over, Tokyo Police Club have finally finished work on their debut LP. It's called Elephant Shell, and it's coming out in late April on new home Saddle Creek in the U.S. and Memphis Industries in the UK.

With the record in the can, it's time for a Tokyo Police tour, the Canadian leg of which continues tonight in Oakville, Ontario. The band will head out anew later in March for a lengthier run, with dates running up to the unveiling of Elephant Shell. Hey, if you've got the songs, might as well show 'em off, right?

In other Tokyo Police Club news, they've recently designed a t-shirt for Playboy, and contributed a track to the CBC Radio 3 compilation.

Elephant Shell:

01 Centennial
02 In a Cave
03 Graves
04 Juno
05 Tessellate
06 Sixties Remake
07 The Harrowing Adventures Of...
08 Nursery, Academy
09 Your English Is Good
10 Listen to the Math
11 The Baskervilles

TPC:

01-23 Oakville, Ontario - Connexion
01-24 North Bay, Ontario - The Wall
01-25 Hamilton, Ontario - Quarters
01-26 Toronto, Ontario - Nathan Phillips Square
01-30 Kingston, Ontario - The Ale House
01-31 Ottawa, Ontario - Algonquin College (rescheduled from 1-22)
02-01 London, Ontario - Forwell Hall
02-02 Guelph, Ontario - Sleeman Centre
03-18 London, Ontario - Call the Office
03-19 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's Bar and Grill *
03-20 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
03-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
03-24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
03-25 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
03-26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador *
03-28 San Diego, CA - Soma *
03-29 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
03-31 Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room *
04-01 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
04-03 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
04-04 Miami, FL - Studio A *
04-05 Orlando, FL - Backbooth *
04-07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
04-08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
04-09 Cleveland, OH - The Spot @ Case Western University
04-18 Ottawa, Ontario - Barrymore's Music Hall
04-19 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret de Musee Juste Pour Rire
04-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
04-24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
04-26 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Night Club
04-28 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
04-29 Washington, DC - Black Cat
04-30 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab

* with Eagle Seagull