''Elephant Shell'' is the first LP to be released by

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. It was released in the

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and Australia on April 22, 2008 on

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, and in the

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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

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

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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

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and

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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

Free downloads

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

Personnel

* Tokyo Police Club – songwriters, musicians, co-producers ** Greg Alsop ** Josh Hook ** Dave Monks ** Graham Wright * Alex Aldi – additional engineering * Greg Giorgio – additional engineering * Dean Martino – assistant engineer * Jay Sadlowski – assistant engineer *

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– producer (tracks: 9) *

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– producer (tracks: 1-6, 8, 10, 11) *

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– mix engineer, producer (tracks: 7), additional production (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Doug Van Sloun – mastering engineer * Jadon Ulrich – art direction * Rich Cohen – management

References

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