{"product_id":"champ-10th-anniversary-reissue","title":"Champ  10th Anniversary Reissue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea that you never get a second chance to make a first impression—that’s only partly true. But when you’ve made as strong an impression as Tokyo Police Club did with their first record and a half—2007’s \u003ci\u003eLesson in Crime\u003c\/i\u003e EP and 2008’s \u003ci\u003eElephant Shell\u003c\/i\u003e—it can be sneakily difficult to change the narrative, especially if the narrative has been good to you so far. But in deference to and celebration of its tenth birthday—that’s at least 50 in rock years—it is time to re-celebrate and re-examine \u003ci\u003eChamp\u003c\/i\u003e, the Canadian band’s fantastic-yet-underserved sophomore album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChamp\u003c\/i\u003e is something of a lost classic of new-millennium indie-pop and deserves to be hoisted to the special place in your collection—physically or mentally—that you keep the good stuff. \u003ci\u003eBoots of Danger\u003c\/i\u003e, the single, is every bit as catchy as the Strokes’ \u003ci\u003eLast Nite,\u003c\/i\u003e though it trades New York cool for youthful Ontario exuberance. And it’s not just the hits that drive \u003ci\u003eChamp\u003c\/i\u003e: Its bench is deep, from the insistent, twitchily bouncer\u003ci\u003e Big Difference\u003c\/i\u003e to the sombre sorta-ballad \u003ci\u003eHands Reversed\u003c\/i\u003e, which could be a cousin to the best Walkmen songs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChamp is reissued on limited edition red and white splatter vinyl with an accompanying bonus 7” comprising two unreleased tracks, \u003ci\u003eHundred Dollar Day\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Bambi (\u003c\/i\u003eAcoustic).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Memphis Industries","offers":[{"title":"Red | LP","offer_id":50486625141067,"sku":"1109317","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dacb8bae-0d19-4b1f-9c52-ee46d4b792b9_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727612601","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/champ-10th-anniversary-reissue","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}