this indie band is making a name for itself by mixing fast guitars with pop
itself by mixing fast guitars with pop
itself by mixing fast guitars with pop melodies hi my name is Stephanie and
melodies hi my name is Stephanie and
melodies hi my name is Stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to Tokyo Police Club
we’d like to start with the origin story
we’d like to start with the origin story of the band if you could give us maybe a
of the band if you could give us maybe a
of the band if you could give us maybe a brief synopsis of how Tokyo Police Club
brief synopsis of how Tokyo Police Club
brief synopsis of how Tokyo Police Club came about well we are all from the same
came about well we are all from the same
came about well we are all from the same town and we were all friends and right
town and we were all friends and right
town and we were all friends and right around high school we decided we ought
around high school we decided we ought
around high school we decided we ought to form a band and we didn’t know anyone
to form a band and we didn’t know anyone
to form a band and we didn’t know anyone else that liked music so we thought we
else that liked music so we thought we
else that liked music so we thought we should form a band with each other and
should form a band with each other and
should form a band with each other and and so we did that
how would you describe Tokyo Police Club
how would you describe Tokyo Police Club sound pop music I think people are just
sound pop music I think people are just
sound pop music I think people are just disappointed when I say that but it is I
disappointed when I say that but it is I
disappointed when I say that but it is I would say that’s actually the best
would say that’s actually the best
would say that’s actually the best answer it’s not just a cop-out I don’t
answer it’s not just a cop-out I don’t
answer it’s not just a cop-out I don’t think it’s it’s just pop music that’s it
think it’s it’s just pop music that’s it
think it’s it’s just pop music that’s it is that which i think is the best
is that which i think is the best
is that which i think is the best innovation largely sort of just done
innovation largely sort of just done
innovation largely sort of just done whatever whatever feels good and in the
whatever whatever feels good and in the
whatever whatever feels good and in the beginning that was I guess the angular
beginning that was I guess the angular
beginning that was I guess the angular overused word but I mean yeah we just
overused word but I mean yeah we just
overused word but I mean yeah we just sort of anymore just do whatever we feel
sort of anymore just do whatever we feel
sort of anymore just do whatever we feel like doing and the broad umbrella is
like doing and the broad umbrella is
like doing and the broad umbrella is definitely pop
how would you say your music has changed
how would you say your music has changed since your debut elephant shell I don’t
since your debut elephant shell I don’t
since your debut elephant shell I don’t know it’s tough for me to sakes we’re
know it’s tough for me to sakes we’re
know it’s tough for me to sakes we’re right there right so it seems pretty
right there right so it seems pretty
right there right so it seems pretty dull every progression just seems
dull every progression just seems
dull every progression just seems minuscule to us and so by the time it
minuscule to us and so by the time it
minuscule to us and so by the time it actually changes we’ve barely noticed
actually changes we’ve barely noticed
actually changes we’ve barely noticed it’s like watching your parents get grow
it’s like watching your parents get grow
it’s like watching your parents get grow older it’s just you do you don’t really
older it’s just you do you don’t really
older it’s just you do you don’t really notice it because there’s a surprise and
notice it because there’s a surprise and
notice it because there’s a surprise and but I don’t know I think we’ve got more
but I don’t know I think we’ve got more
but I don’t know I think we’ve got more confident in ourselves I think we’re
confident in ourselves I think we’re
confident in ourselves I think we’re more sure of what we want to do and
more sure of what we want to do and
more sure of what we want to do and we’re better at executing
did you guys feel a lot of pressure to
did you guys feel a lot of pressure to live up to your debut album
live up to your debut album
live up to your debut album quite the contrary actually because we
quite the contrary actually because we
quite the contrary actually because we put in an EP before elephant shell that
put in an EP before elephant shell that
put in an EP before elephant shell that I would say was critically fairly well
I would say was critically fairly well
I would say was critically fairly well received
received
received elephant shell not so much people had
elephant shell not so much people had
elephant shell not so much people had expectations and we either met them or
expectations and we either met them or
expectations and we either met them or didn’t meet them and actually there was
didn’t meet them and actually there was
didn’t meet them and actually there was I wouldn’t called a backlash but I would
I wouldn’t called a backlash but I would
I wouldn’t called a backlash but I would say elephant shell was received mixed
say elephant shell was received mixed
say elephant shell was received mixed reviews there was more pressure for
reviews there was more pressure for
reviews there was more pressure for elephant show definitely even champ yes
elephant show definitely even champ yes
elephant show definitely even champ yes and then it was great because tamp were
and then it was great because tamp were
and then it was great because tamp were like Oh everybody hates us now that’s we
like Oh everybody hates us now that’s we
like Oh everybody hates us now that’s we could just do anything we have nothing
could just do anything we have nothing
could just do anything we have nothing to lose we’ve no to go but up it was
to lose we’ve no to go but up it was
to lose we’ve no to go but up it was awesome not that everybody hated us but
awesome not that everybody hated us but
awesome not that everybody hated us but it really it felt freeing when it was
it really it felt freeing when it was
it really it felt freeing when it was just now you know some people like us
just now you know some people like us
just now you know some people like us some people don’t were a normal band
some people don’t were a normal band
some people don’t were a normal band let’s make a record so what would you
let’s make a record so what would you
let’s make a record so what would you say is the musical direction that you
say is the musical direction that you
say is the musical direction that you took fortune I don’t know if there’s a
took fortune I don’t know if there’s a
took fortune I don’t know if there’s a specific musical direction it was just
specific musical direction it was just
specific musical direction it was just sort of a mindset that we were in that
sort of a mindset that we were in that
sort of a mindset that we were in that we were a lot more comfortable with you
we were a lot more comfortable with you
we were a lot more comfortable with you know putting a second or third chorus
know putting a second or third chorus
know putting a second or third chorus into a song as opposed to you know a
into a song as opposed to you know a
into a song as opposed to you know a lesson in crime we would have said no we
lesson in crime we would have said no we
lesson in crime we would have said no we need one chorus and that’s it it’s done
need one chorus and that’s it it’s done
need one chorus and that’s it it’s done good enough I think we’re just we’re
good enough I think we’re just we’re
good enough I think we’re just we’re just a little bit more comfortable with
just a little bit more comfortable with
just a little bit more comfortable with the material and yeah it looks
the material and yeah it looks
the material and yeah it looks comfortable with executed I would say
comfortable with executed I would say
comfortable with executed I would say that maybe we were also a little more
that maybe we were also a little more
that maybe we were also a little more directly happy to make music that was
directly happy to make music that was
directly happy to make music that was just fun to play and fun to listen to
just fun to play and fun to listen to
just fun to play and fun to listen to and we weren’t worried so much about
and we weren’t worried so much about
and we weren’t worried so much about anything else it’s just even felt good
anything else it’s just even felt good
anything else it’s just even felt good that was good
and how would you describe your
and how would you describe your relationship with your friends I would
relationship with your friends I would
relationship with your friends I would say it’s pretty healthy we skew a little
say it’s pretty healthy we skew a little
say it’s pretty healthy we skew a little younger or at least the people that we
younger or at least the people that we
younger or at least the people that we meet are generally more in the mid to
meet are generally more in the mid to
meet are generally more in the mid to late teen age ratio which I love because
late teen age ratio which I love because
late teen age ratio which I love because that was the time of my life where I was
that was the time of my life where I was
that was the time of my life where I was the most honest in my enthusiasm and
the most honest in my enthusiasm and
the most honest in my enthusiasm and appreciation of music and next now I’m
appreciation of music and next now I’m
appreciation of music and next now I’m cynical you know I’m old I’m a little
cynical you know I’m old I’m a little
cynical you know I’m old I’m a little older and I just I know too much about
older and I just I know too much about
older and I just I know too much about music I know too much about bands and
music I know too much about bands and
music I know too much about bands and stuff and it just I can’t like stuff who
stuff and it just I can’t like stuff who
stuff and it just I can’t like stuff who I was honestly so yeah I get psyched
I was honestly so yeah I get psyched
I was honestly so yeah I get psyched when I see people there of that age like
when I see people there of that age like
when I see people there of that age like yes it means that they really like us
yes it means that they really like us
yes it means that they really like us thank you so much guys thank you
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