Tokyo Police Club

Formed while in High School in Newmarket, Ontario just north of Toronto, Tokyo Police Club have forged a two decade career creating infectious power indie pop, over the course of five full-length albums and one of the most acclaimed debut EPs of all time, with performances across the globe, from Coachella to The Late Show with David Letterman to Wisteria Lane.

The high-energy indie rock outfit Tokyo Police Club began as a favorite of mid-2000s music blogs, but lasted far longer than many of their contemporaries thanks in part to their evolving sound. While their early EPs boasted a brash style in keeping with the rock revival earlier from earlier in the decade, the band opted for a more introspective approach on 2008’s debut album Elephant Shell. Whether they took their music in a more polished direction, as on 2014’s Forcefield, or in a rawer one, as on 2018’s TPC, the hooks that defined Tokyo Police Club’s music remained.

With a stellar career spanning two decades as the leader of Hollerado and a 1/4 of supergroup Anyway Gang, Menno Versteeg is by no means a stranger to the stage and the airwaves. With literally thousands of shows in over twenty countries, ten Top 10 singles, one Gold Record and one #1 Alternative Single, Versteeg has seen and done his fair share, but today marks the first time he’s releasing music under his own name with “Fish Out Of Water”.

Featuring Doug Paisley on acoustic guitar and vocal harmonies, “Fish Out Of Water” is a raw and honest indie folk tune about growing up in a small town and all the trials and tribulations that come along with that. An exploration of how it feels growing up an outsider used to getting your ass kicked, it’s Versteeg at his lyrical best, and is available everywhere now.