Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One explained

Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One
Type:	EP
Artist:	Tokyo Police Club
Cover:	Melon-Collie-and-the-Infinite-Radness-p1-cover.jpg
Released:	April 8, 2016
Recorded:	2015
Studio:	Taurus Recording (Toronto) Virtue & Vice Studios (New York)
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	16:42
Label:	Dine Alone
Producer:	Dave Monks
Prev Title:	Forcefield
Prev Year:	2014
Next Year:	2016

Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness: Part One is a five-track EP released by Canadian indie group Tokyo Police Club on April 8, 2016. The band released the single "Not My Girl" on February 19, 2016, to promote the EP.^[1] The title of this EP (and its successive Part Two) is a pun paying homage to the 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Personnel

Musicians

• Dave Monks – lead vocals, bass guitar, songwriting, producer
• Graham Wright – keyboards, guitar, air horn, songwriting
• Josh Hook – guitar, songwriting
• Greg Alsop – drums, songwriting
• Dave Bassett – songwriting (track: 2)
• Anne Douris – backing vocals (track: 2)
• Jon Drew – tambourine

Technical

• Jon Drew – engineer
• Rob Schnapf – mixing
• Brian Rosemeyer – assistant mixing
• John DeBold – assistant mixing
• Mark Chalecki – mastering

Art

• Chris Shoonover – photography
• Todd Goldstein – artwork
• Hunter Devolin – layout

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tokyo Police Club Announce 'Melon Collie and the Infinite Radness' EPs, Share New Single . 2016-03-15 . Calum Slingerland . exclaim.ca.