!["Tessellate" (Remix by Tom Campesinos!) [MP3/Stream]](http://assets1.pitchforkmedia.com/images/original/49900.tokyopoliceclub.jpg "\"Tessellate\" (Remix by Tom Campesinos!) [MP3/Stream]")
New Music: Tokyo Police Club: "Tessellate" (Remix by Tom Campesinos!) [MP3/Stream]
Tokyo Police Club enlist Tom Campesinos! (doubt I need to mention that he's in Los Campesinos!) to remix the band's Elephant Shell tune "Tessellate". The excitable boy powwow winds up being a bit of a surprise, as he shackles the peppy indie rock song with an unwieldy distorted beat, puts the brakes on the forward motion, and paints it a shade darker. It's not an improvement by any stretch but the remix does turn the tune into something a bit more dynamic, even if the drama it reaches for remains a bit beyond its grasp.
[from the "Tessellate" 7-inch; available from the band on tour; also from the bonus disc of the limited edition version of Elephant Shell; out now on Saddle Creek]