Canada’s Tokyo Police Club is a super easy-feeling band. Generating melodic and hooky songs that are unthreatening in every way possible, it’s that band you like enough to turn up the tune, but you probably still won’t buy the T-shirt—and this makes them cacophonic comfort food, which is an essential component to life. Back in 2008, TPC garnered the affection of college radio devotees with “Tessellate,” and their new LP, Forcefield, already has the alt crowd herding back for the smooth and silky “Hot Tonight.” Eschewing the cynical whininess that characterizes much more than just emo-bands these days, even TPC’s video for the song has no angry millennials, and nothing gets trashed or sexed-up. Instead, the band tosses back some pints and plays retro video games (in which they often star) and it’s little happy times and little poppy songs like this that serve as a smattering of protection from the crates of carnage and crap being dumped on you in every other minute of your day. Go thank them.
Tue., April 29, 8 p.m., 2014
