Elephant Shell

{{Short description|2008 studio album by Tokyo Police Club}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Elephant Shell

| type = studio

| artist = Tokyo Police Club

| cover = elephant_shell.jpg

| alt =

| released = April 22, 2008

| recorded = December 18, 2007

| studio = Chemical Sound (Toronto)

| genre = * Indie rock

• post-punk revival

| length = 28:04

| label = Saddle Creek

| producer = * Jon Drew

• Peter Katis
• Chris Zane
• Tokyo Police Club

| prev_title = Smith EP

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Champ

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Elephant Shell

| type = studio

| single1 = Your English Is Good

| single1date = July 2007

| single2 = Tessellate

| single2date = April 2008

| single3 = In a Cave

| single3date = June 2008

}}

}}

Elephant Shell is the debut studio album by Canadian indie rock band Tokyo Police Club. It was released in the United States, Canada and Australia on April 22, 2008, by Saddle Creek Records, and in the United Kingdom 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 pre-released the album on March 25. Starting April 25, MTV Canada streamed the album free online (The Leak).

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

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1340565|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Billboard

| rev2Score = [https://web.archive.org/web/20080421051951/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3iaeef0c1a4b682082fb4a1c3a56b22ce1 link]

| rev3 = Robert Christgau

| rev3Score = {{Rating-Christgau|A-}}{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=14016 |title=Elephant Shell |publisher=Robert Christgau |date= }}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = (7/10) [https://www.nme.com/reviews/tokyo-police-club/9627 link]

| rev5 = Pitchfork Media

| rev5Score = (6.3/10) [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11426-elephant-shell/ link]

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080420074908/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/19750370/review/20253418/elephant_shell]

| noprose = yes

}}