I don’t know how to recommend this album to people. Is it a pop record? Is it a rock record? Is it dancey and fun? Is it a serious record? Who are Tokyo Police Club, exactly? I so eagerly anticipated this album’s release, I tweeted that it would be one of the most-hyped albums this year. I believed it would be their breakout– the album that launched them into pop-rock iconography. Then, I was removed from the world upon it’s release. In an internet-less haze, I’ve not heard word one about how the album has done or what people think of it. Even friends who love the band have moved on to rant and/or rave about new, exciting albums. And I’m stuck in the (month-long) past, still plugging along with one of the better records to come out this year. Continue reading ‘Tokyo Police Club: Champ’