| Smith EP | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Tokyo Police Club |
| Cover: | Smith EP.jpg |
| Released: | 2007 |
| Recorded: | 2006 |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 10:17 |
| Label: | Paper Bag Records |
Smith EP is a four-track EP that was released by Canadian indie group Tokyo Police Club on October 23, 2007 in Canada and November 6, 2007 in the US.
A download version of the Smith EP was originally available in the Spring of 2007 with only the first three songs and a different cover.[1]
Reviews of the EP were positive but disappointed by the release of an even shorter EP than A Lesson in Crime instead of a full-length LP album. Pitchfork Media gave a 6.8 rating commenting that "as the indie world collectively holds its breath for the TPC full-length, they first punch us in the gut with the Smith EP, a three-song, eight-minute release that could pass for a free iTunes preview."[2]
Chart gave a review of 5/5 but "deduct[ed] one point for making everyone wait for the LP".[3]
RegnYouth remarked that the EP "makes up for lack of quantity with the quality of the songs" and "one listen and the wait for that LP will only get more frustrating".[4]
UKULA Magazine agrees, saying Smith is "a tease, but as teases do, it leaves you beggin’ for more."[5]
Scene Point Blank and Soundsect.com both reviewed the earlier three-song digital release and agreed that it was "short but sweet". Scene Point Blank gave a 7.2/10[6] and Soundsect.com gave 3.5 stars out of 5 but exclaimed "At this point in time there just hasn’t been a Tokyo Police Club song released that hasn’t been good."
For the record's tenth anniversary, the track "Cut Cut Paste" as well as demo versions of all three original tracks were reissued on the A Lesson in Crime 10th Anniversary Edition.