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Tokyo Police Club Finally Finish a Full-Length

Now that they've built a ridiculous amount of buzz based on two measly EPs—2006's A Lesson In Crime and last fall's Smith EP—Tokyo Police Club has signed to Saddle Creek for their long-awaited debut LP, Elephant Shell. Due out in late April, it actually includes 11 brand new tracks, many of which will be played on the band's extensive North American tour. The Canadian portion of which is already under way.

As for the group's U.S. leg, it doesn't start until a March 19 stop in Indianapolis, IN.

Elephant Shell tracklisting:

1. Centennial
2. In a Cave
3. Graves
4. Juno
5. Tessellate
6. Sixties Remake
7. The Harrowing Adventures Of...
8. Nursery, Academy
9. Your English Is Good
10. Listen to the Math
11. The Baskervilles

And all those tour dates:

1/24 North Bay, Ontario - The Wall
1/25 Hamilton, Ontario - Quarters
1/26 Toronto, Ontario - Nathan Phillips Square
1/30 Kingston, Ontario - The Ale House
1/31 Ottawa, Ontario - Algonquin College (rescheduled from 1/22)
2/1 London, Ontario - Forwell Hall
2/2 Guelph, Ontario - Sleeman Centre
3/18 London, Ontario - Call the Office
3/19 Indianapolis, IN - Birdy's Bar and Grill *
3/20 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon *
3/22 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
3/24 San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
3/25 Pomona, CA - Glass House *
3/26 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador *
3/28 San Diego, CA - Soma *
3/29 Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse *
3/31 Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room *
4/1 Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
4/3 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
4/4 Miami, FL - Studio A *
4/5 Orlando, FL - Backbooth *
4/7 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
4/8 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
4/9 Cleveland, OH - The Spot @ Case Western University
4/18 Ottawa, Ontario - Barrymore's Music Hall
4/19 Montreal, Quebec - Cabaret de Musee Juste Pour Rire
4/20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
4/21 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
4/24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
4/26 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street Night Club
4/28 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
4/29 Washington, DC - Black Cat
4/30 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab

* with Eagle Seagull

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
01.24.08