Smith EP

Smith EP

Infobox Album | Name = Smith EP
Type = EP
Artist = Tokyo Police Club
Released = 2007
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 10:17
Label = Paper Bag Records
Reviews =
*"ScenePointBlank" (7.2/10) [http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/1320 link]
*"Sound Sect" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.soundsect.com/review/99.html link]
*"Chart" Rating|4|5 [http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/10/2922.cfm link]
*"Pitchfork Media" (6.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46789-smith-ep link]
*"UKULA Magazine" (favorable) [http://www.ukula.com/TorontoArticle.aspx?SectionID=2&ObjectID=2727 link]


Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Tokyo Police Club
Type = EP
Last album = "A Lesson in Crime EP"
2006
This album = "Smith EP"
2007
Next album = "Elephant Shell"
2008

Smith EP is a four-track EP that was released by Canadian indie group Tokyo Police Club on October 23, 2007 in Canada and November 6, 2007 in the US.

A download version of the Smith EP was originally available in the Spring of 2007 with only the first three songs and a different cover.cite web |url=http://www.soundsect.com/review/99.html |title=soundsect.com review of Tokyo Police Club - Smith EP (digital-only) |accessdate=2007-12-15 |author=Tom Gilbert |publisher=soundsect.com]

Reviews

Reviews of the EP were positive but disappointed by the release of an even shorter EP than A Lesson in Crime instead of a full-length LP album. Pitchfork gave a 6.8 rating commenting that "as the indie world collectively holds its breath for the TPC full-length, they first punch us in the gut with the Smith EP, a three-song, eight-minute release that could pass for a free iTunes preview." [cite web |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46789-smith-ep |title=Tokyo Police Club: Smith EP |accessdate=2007-12-15 |author=Adam Moerder |date=2007-11-08 |publisher=Pitchfork Media]

Chart gave a review of 5/5 but "deduct [ed] one point for making everyone wait for the LP". [cite web |url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/10/2922.cfm |title=Tokyo Police Club: Smith EP |accessdate=2007-12-15 |author=Matt Littlefair |date=2007-10-30 |work=CD Reviews: Buck 65, Neverending White Lights, Ween And More! |publisher=Chart]

RegnYouth remarked that the EP "makes up for lack of quantity with the quality of the songs" and "one listen and the wait for that LP will only get more frustrating". [cite web |url=http://www.regnyouth.com/?p=5670 |title=Tokyo Police Club - Smith EP |accessdate=2007-12-15 |date=2007-11-14 |publisher=RegnYouth ]

UKULA Magazine agrees, saying Smith is "a tease, but as teases do, it leaves you beggin’ for more." [cite web |url=http://www.ukula.com/TorontoArticle.aspx?SectionID=2&ObjectID=2727 |title=Tokyo Police Club: Smith EP |accessdate=2007-12-15 |author=Laura Lanktree & Chris Bilton |date=2007-10-23 |publisher=UKULA]

ScenePointBlank and Soundsect.com both reviewed the earlier three-song digital release and agreed that it was "short but sweet". ScenePointBlank gave a 7.2/10 [cite web |url=http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/1320 |title=Tokyo Police Club: Smith |accessdate=2007-12-15 |date=2007-06-13 |publisher=ScenePointBlank] and Soundsect.com gave 3.5 stars out of 5 but exclaimed "At this point in time there just hasn’t been a Tokyo Police Club song released that hasn’t been good."

Track listing

# "Box" – 2:33
# "Cut Cut Paste" – 1:46
# "A Lesson in Crime" – 3:30
# "Be Good" (RAC remix) – 2:45

Enhanced portion includes videos for:
# "Nature of the Experiment" (directed by George Vale)
# "Cheer It On" (directed by Sean Wainsteim)
# "Citizens of Tomorrow" (directed by Kyle Davison)

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