In the strangest combination of Can-rock and American network television since Feist danced with a bunch of penguins on Sesame Street, local indie-pop darlings Tokyo Police Club are set to make a guest appearance on Desperate Housewives in November.
When a few male characters bust out their old guitars for a battle of the bands, Tokyo Police Club show up and blow them out of the water. It’s hard to say why the Canadian quartet was specifically selected for the program, but it’s certainly a great career move.
While the guys may be able to churn out two-minute post-punk ditties in their sleep, how will they fare alongside such refined thespians as Teri Hatcher and Nicollette Sheridan?
It will be a thrill to see these Toronto boys tread their Chuck Taylor All-Stars all over Wysteria Lane, but if every twenty-something indie rocker in Toronto was already jealous of TPC’s success, imagine the furor of envy that would break out if one of the band members hooked up with Eva Longoria. So what if it’s all scripted?
