Elephant Shell is the first LP

LP album

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 to be released by Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club

Tokyo Police Club is an indie rock band from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It consists of vocalist and bassist David Monks , keyboardist Graham Wright, guitarist Josh Hook , and drummer Greg Alsop ....

. It was released in the United States

United States

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, Canada

Canada

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 and Australia

Australia

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 on April 22, 2008 on Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records

Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...

, and in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and Continental Europe on May 5, 2008. "In a Cave", "Juno", and "Tessellate" have been posted on the band's official MySpace.

The album was leaked on the internet on March 7, 2008. In response to the leak, Saddle Creek Records offered the album as a high-quality MP3 download for $9.00 on their website. The iTunes store

ITunes Store

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 pre-released the album on March 25. Starting April 25, MTV Canada

MTV Canada

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 streamed the album free online (The Leak).

The album release party was held at the Bowery Ballroom in New York, with guests Smoosh

Smoosh

Smoosh is an American indie pop band from Seattle, Washington. They have released three albums, She Like Electric, Free to Stay and Withershins, all of which were written and performed by singer/keyboardist Asya and her sister, drummer Chloe...

 and The Meligrove Band

The Meligrove Band

The Meligrove Band is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Toronto, and consisting of Jason Nunes on vocals, guitar and piano, Darcy Rego on vocals and drums, Brian O'Reilly on guitar and synthesizer, and Michael Small on bass guitar.-History:...

.

Chart performance

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers charts in the United States, and at #10 in the Canadian album chart.

Track listing

1. "Centennial" - 1:54
2. "In a Cave" - 2:49
3. "Graves" - 2:36
4. "Juno" - 2:15
5. "Tessellate" - 2:39
6. "Sixties Remake" - 2:05
7. "The Harrowing Adventures Of..." - 2:51
8. "Nursery, Academy" - 2:27
9. "Your English Is Good
   Your English Is Good
   "Your English Is Good" is a stand alone single released by Tokyo Police Club on July 9, 2007. It was released as a 7" vinyl. The B-side to the single is titled "Swedes in Stockholm". 1,000 copies of an alternate version, featuring the B-side "Our Little Apartment ", were sold at shows...
   
   " - 3:13
10. "Listen to the Math" - 2:58
11. "The Baskervilles" - 2:17
12. "Friends of P" - 2:45
13. "New New Song" - 2:02
14. "New Old Song" - 2:21

(Songs 12 and 13 are only accessible on the UK Version. Track 12 is a cover of a song by The Rentals

The Rentals

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.)

Bonus disc track listing

1. "Centennial (Remix by Dntel
   Dntel
   James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
   
   )" - 4:37
2. "Tessellate (Remix by Tom Campesinos!
   Los Campesinos!
   Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...
   
   )" - 4:16
3. "Nursery, Academy (Remix by Flowers Forever)" - 2:38
4. "Listen to the Math (Remix by The Good Life)" - 3:18
5. "Tessellate (Remix by Field Music
   Field Music
   Field Music are a band from Sunderland, England who formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David and Peter Brewis , with Andrew Moore. Their line-ups have at times featured members of both Maxïmo Park and The Futureheads...
   
   )" - 3:28

Free Downloads

The songs "In a Cave" and "Juno" were both released as free downloads before the actual release of the album.