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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. It's incredibly insular and sure of itself, but it's also smartly innovative.
  2. Magnet
    Apr 18, 2014
    80
    Forcefield achieves a sound, which--despite the title--is all allure, no repellant. [No. 108, p.61]
  3. Mar 26, 2014
    80
    Forcefield strips down the Tokyo formula to its most basic components of guitar riffing, a strong sense of melody and a brilliant ear for unforgettable hooks, which has birthed some of their finest work yet.
  4. Alternative Press
    Mar 18, 2014
    80
    Force Field makes good on being more than just a referential record. [Apr 2014, p.93]
  5. Mar 25, 2014
    75
    Four years after Champ, the whole thing feels like a step forward, or at least somewhere interesting, off to the side.
  6. Mar 25, 2014
    72
    Forcefield stands proudly on its own, a meat-and-potatoes rock record that swings for the FM fences and gets by on Monks’ considerable personality and the band’s seemingly limitless energy.
  7. Apr 2, 2014
    70
    After repeated listens the songs reveal themselves to be some of the catchiest, most joyful few minutes of jagged guitar-driven pop mastery you've heard all year.
  8. Mar 24, 2014
    70
    Tokyo Police Club operates as a kind of derelict garage band, and their offbeat lyrical imagery and crunchy guitar-drum combinations work to enhance the album's messy, unpretentious charm.
  9. Mar 24, 2014
    70
    Tokyo Police Club worked with co-producer Doug Boehm, who has also collaborated with the French Kicks, and Forcefield often recalls how that band managed to sound sophisticated and unpretentious at the same time
  10. Mar 21, 2014
    70
    Tokyo Police Club have finally made small sound huge.
  11. Mar 20, 2014
    70
    It’s a goldmine of catchy power pop, with the odd misstep, but anyone claiming to find little here in the way of feel good factor is likely to be deaf, ignorant or just sitting within their own sound-proof forcefield.
  12. 70
    Sometimes doing what comes naturally is as big a risk as attempting to do something outside of your comfort zone, and that gamble paid off this time for Tokyo Police Club.
  13. Mar 21, 2014
    64
    This a pop album, produced like pop and structured to grant instant gratification. And yet, this presentation throws the flaws of Tokyo Police Club’s dullest songs into sharp relief.
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Mar 30, 2014
    10
    This is an absolutely amazing album. The evolution of their sound is pretty awesome to listen to. Definitely recommended. Everything the bandThis is an absolutely amazing album. The evolution of their sound is pretty awesome to listen to. Definitely recommended. Everything the band has done is great, though. Full Review »
  2. Mar 30, 2014
    10
    Really good...........................................................................................................................................
  3. Mar 31, 2014
    10
    This record is most definitely a grower, took a few listens to really appreciate it. Really enjoyed it, perfect summer music. Tunnel VisionThis record is most definitely a grower, took a few listens to really appreciate it. Really enjoyed it, perfect summer music. Tunnel Vision and Gonna Be Ready are probably the most un like TPC songs on here, but they work really well. Brilliant album, worth the wait. Full Review »