Forcefield (album)

Forcefield is the third studio album released by the Canadian band Tokyo Police Club on March 24, 2014 through Mom + Pop in North America and Memphis Industries in the UK/Europe.[1][2][3][4]

This article is about the Tokyo Police Club album. For the Atomic Bitchwax album, see Force Field (album).
Forcefield
Studio album by
Tokyo Police Club
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014
GenreIndie rock, indie pop, post-punk revival
Length33:24
LabelMom + Pop, Memphis Industries, Dine Alone
ProducerDoug Boehm and David Monks
Tokyo Police Club chronology
Ten Songs, Ten Years, Ten Days
(2011)		 Forcefield
(2014)		 Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One
(2016)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[6]
Consequence of SoundC−[7]
Pitchfork(6.4/10)[8]

At Alternative Press, Bree Davies rated the album four stars out of five, writing that the release "makes good on being more than just a referential record" on which it "doesn't feel like enough of a good thing."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Monks, Wright, Hook, and Alsop

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Argentina (Parts I, II, III)"
  • Greg Alsop
  • Josh Hook
  • Dave Monks
  • Graham Wright
8:32
2."Hot Tonight"
3:05
3."Miserable"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
2:46
4."Gonna Be Ready"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
2:53
5."Beaches"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:20
6."Toy Guns"
3:11
7."Tunnel Vision"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:02
8."Through the Wire"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
  • Needham
2:53
9."Feel the Effect"
  • Alsop
  • Hook
  • Monks
  • Wright
3:42
Total length:33:24
UK Limited edition bonus EP (from 2011's 10x10x10)
No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."Southside feat. Morgan Kibby from M83"Moby feat. Gwen Stefani3:24
2."Long Distance Call"Phoenix2:52
3."Little Sister feat Orianthi"Queens of the Stone Age3:05
4."Under Control"The Strokes3:57
5."Since U Been Gone"Kelly Clarkson3:12


Personnel
  • Dave Monks – producer, songwriter, musician
  • Graham Wright – songwriter, musician
  • Josh Hooks – songwriter, musician
  • Greg Alsop – songwriter, musician
  • Doug Boehm – producer, engineer
  • Mark Needham – mixing, additional production, songwriting (tracks: 6, 8)
  • Tim Pagnotta – songwriting (track: 2)
  • Chris Stringer – additional production
  • Blackbear – additional production (tracks: 6,8)
  • Jared Hirshland – engineer
  • Jason Dufour – engineer
  • Jeff Pelletier – engineer
  • Will Brierre – assistant mixing
  • Luke McCutcheon – artwork
  • Oscar Saragossi – artwork
  • Stuart Pearce – artwork
  • Trevor Wheatley – artwork

References
  1. "BWW Newsitem" Music news Desk, 'Tokyo Police Club Forthcoming Album, 'Forcefield' Streaming Now' BWW Music World.com, March 18, 2014.
  2. 'NME' Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (NME)
  3. Reviews: Tokyo Police Club - 'Forcefield' (Exclaim!)
  4. Tokyo Police Club aren’t kids anymore (The A.V. Club)
  5. "Forcefield - Tokyo Police Club". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  6. Davies, Bree (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine. April 2014 (309): 93. ISSN 1065-1667.
  7. Flynn, Katherine. "Album Review: Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  8. Cohen, Ian (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 15, 2014.



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