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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Canadian four-piece returns with another album of catchy post-punk tunes, complete with the high energy and quirkiness Tokyo Police Club has cultivated throughout the years.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    91
    Slowed down and keyboarded up, these tunes make what cares they do bear seem lyrical--carefree.
  2. The A.V. Club
    83
    The push-and-pull between the desire to charge ahead and to create something deeper-presuming the latter is what they're after-makes Champ a compelling, joyous listen, especially once it's had a few spins to sink in.
  3. Uncut
    60
    Champ sees TPC breathing deeper and taking a wider view. [Aug 2010, p.102]
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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Deadsarow
    7
    Champ isn't a bad album. It has some good songs and the vocalist has a pretty original tinge to him, but there are other songs that are just a bit boring. But I really did enjoy the album. Not perfect by any means. But they have my attention, and I'll be listening when they release their next album!… Expand
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  2. KateM
    1
    Get this album, then delete all the songs except for Bambi and you will have one awesome album. All the others songs blend together and the vocals become annoying after a few listens… Expand
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