Champ (album)

As with their debut EP, A Lesson In Crime, Champ was met with a mixed to positive press response, being lauded for their upbeat consistency from one album to the next. Slant Magazine gave it 3/5 stars, calling the band "smart guys with ambitions to be more than another forgotten blog band". Similarly Rolling Stone gave them 3.5/5 stars, praising the way they fused "light-speed guitars with ebullient melodies", saying, "Rarely has crafting such high-velocity guitar pop seemed so easy." ==Track listing==

All songs by Monks, Wright, Hook, and Alsop. == Personnel ==

Tokyo Police Club • Dave Monks – songwriting, musician • Graham Wright – songwriting, musician • Josh Hook – songwriting, musician • Greg Alsop – songwriting, musician Technical • Rob Schnapf – producer, mix engineer • Doug Boehm – engineer, mix engineer • Chris Szczech – assistant mix engineer • Clinton Welander – assistant engineer • Chris Claypool – assistant engineer • Zac Carper – assistant engineer • Alan Yoshida – mastering • Chris Zane – additional production (track 1) • Dean Marino – additional engineering (track 11) • Jay Sadlowski – additional engineering (track 11) Art and management • Rich Cohen – management • Nous Vous – design and art direction • Tom Jackson – photography ==References==