Quadstock has a high-energy headliner with Tokyo Police Club

After Ontario four-piece Tokyo Police Club's first EP grabbed the indie blogosphere's attention, the basement band was quickly picked up for the Pop Montreal festival and ended up romping around the globe a few times before even releasing a full-length record. And once they finally did release it, "Elephant Shell" debuted at the top of Billboard's Heatseekers charts in 2008, sounding like Death Cab for Cutie shot up with British garage bands.

No doubt this year's Quadstock headliner is one of the most high-profile acts to ever play this campus, and the rest of the summer has them playing Coachella, Bonnaroo, a handful of shows in Europe and a tour with Passion Pit to promote their second album, "Champ," due in June.

The first single from "Champ," titled "Breakneck Speed," is a catchy, earnest nod-along that should be no letdown to fans of the band's previous work, and the rest of the album is promised to have "eleven songs, a disney [sic] character, fuzzy bits, canadian [sic] spelling, hockey sound effects, [Dave Monks] singing the lowest note in [his] range, one (1) saxophone note," according to the blog of bassist and vocalist Dave Monks.

Whether or not they'll be able to bring a Disney character (and Canadian spelling) to the Quad, Tokyo Police Club is sure to shake up the festival to a good finish with bright, high-energy dance rock.

Mary Pauline may be reached at entertainment@su-spectator.com