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A few months ago, a friend asked me what new music he should check out and when I mentioned Tokyo Police Club to him, he said, “No seriously, what should I be listening to?”

One amazing baseline later and TPC has my friend and the indie music world buzzing about their sound. Of course, these boys from Newmarket, Ontario, went ahead and sprinkled in some other talent-laden chords throughout last year’s debut, A Lesson In Crime. Now, the Canadian outfit is letting more of their good music flow with the release of their Smith EP next month, which includes four new tracks and three music videos for songs off of their first release.

The “Cheer It On” music video displays a modelmaker’s foray into apocalyptical mayhem, when he puts little plastic versions of the TPC members into his scaled down world. Carefully crafted tracking shots and quick cuts go along great with the pace of the song as the band’s presence causes many catastrophes in the small model town. With the “Citizens of Tomorrow” video, an Orwellian vision of the future is envisioned, and debris crashes into the members of the band while they play their instruments. I was delighted with the head scratching nonsense of the “Nature of the Experiment” video, where the band dances around ornaments and decorations made of cellophane and tin foil.

With the self-admission track “Box,” the Smith EP starts off right where TPC left off on their first release. They take a two-minute dip into romance with “Cut Cut Paste” and belt out their piano-laced version of a power ballad with “A Lesson In Crime.” Smith finishes with an upbeat remix of “Be Good.” In four short tracks, TPC scares me with their talent. Their lyrics run a lot deeper than one might expect for a band that writes such short songs. Lead singer Dave Monks’ voice delivers heartfelt emotion with each word, as his band creates a sound that is, simply, like no one else. If you can find something better do to in the ten minutes it takes to listen to this latest TPC release, well then, I’m just not envious of you.

You can buy this ep for like $2.67 from amazon.com