There has to be a good reason why Canada keeps pumping out some of the best music out there; I’m not sure if it’s the wide open spaces, the simplicity of small-town Ontario or the more relaxed pace Canadians seem to follow that allows them to spend more energy writing pop songs then worrying if they are going to miss tonight’s line-up on TV.

One band that comes out of Canada that is capable of living up to high expectations and the desire to not disappoint is the band Tokyo Police Club – From a 30k selling E.P to their first full length a year and a half later, the band is a formidable freight train packed full of energy and laced with the passion it takes to push a record in our current climate.

Separating themselves from homegrown labels and finding a new home south of the border just lifts TPC into the stratosphere of popularity – now with their album soon to be available at every corner record shop from pole to pole there is no doubt the strength of the record is there; the support from Saddle Creek only reflects just how much they believe in these guys.

The single, Tessellate is a good party-mix of crashing cymbals and beating drums with prominent vocals and the peppering of piano keys make an interesting sound. This time around, it seems TPC have focused heavily on the bottom-end – the drums and bass are very much so out front in the production, while vocals matching the intensity while having the key and guitar work in the background push the beats out past everything else; making this a really fucking powerful record. I’m not speaking just about Tessellate either, the whole album in a fast or slow variant is favors the heavy sound.

With being already featured on MTV and having positive literature in almost every possible place, I can only say that it’s about time TPC got the recognition they have worked so hard for. On behalf of music fans and of those who take the time to play in garage bands, I’d like to thank TPC for providing such a great precedent.