Every day for 10 days, the members of Tokyo Police Club locked themselves in the studio and gave themselves 10 hours to rehearse and record a song from each year of the past decade. The record, which features a number of guest artists (including singer-songwriter Morgan Kibby and Mariachi El Bronx’s Ray Suen), kicks off with 2001’s South Side by Moby, and then slides into Jimmy Eat World’s The Sweetness. The rest of the album features tunes by The Strokes, Kelly Clarkson, Queens of the Stone Age, Phoenix, LCD Soundsystem, M83, Harlem Shakes and even Miley Cyrus’s Party In the USA. The Ontario quartet was able to deliver a cohesive set, even though they dove into different genres. Some songs packed a punch, like the chilling guitar riffs on QOTSA’s Little Sister, while other covers fell short. Overall, each song is both recognizable and unique to Tokyo Police Club’s traditional style. They hit the mark with this trip back though the decade. Visit the iTunes store for this exclusive download.

Published in Volume 66, Number 8 of The Uniter (October 19, 2011)