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)

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]

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. 1 2 Davies, Bree (2014). "Tokyo Police Club – Force Field". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine. April 2014 (309): 93. ISSN 1065-1667.
  7. ↑ Flynn, Katherine (27 March 2014). "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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