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| Sputnikmusic |
 Due to the laws of supply and demand, a specific musical genre will burst through over-saturation every five years or so. The eighties brought us synth-pop and hard-rock, it was grunge and nu-metal in the nineties, while the noughties are to blame for contemporary R&B clogging up the radio. Lately, one could add indie-pop to this list, especially if you geographically isolate the phenomenon to the United Kingdom. As such, if a band is not at the forefront of a particular movement, it is very difficult for an artist to significantly differentiate themselves from the pack. Northern Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club are the latest in a long line of Indie-Pop acts, and while they do not exactly innovate, they know their strengths and predominantly stick to them. Clocking in at less than 35 minutes (and without a track surpassing four minutes in length), their debut album ‘Tourist History’ hooks the listener in and then gets the hell out of Dodge before it all gets too derivative and repetitious. Bass-driven opener 'Cigarettes In The Theatre' lays a nice foundation for what is to come, with the dual angular guitar work of Alex Trimble and Sam Halliday immediately showcasing the band's principal weapon. Disappointingly, the first half of 'Tourist History' stumbles along awkwardly in striving for that elusive killer hook. In the case of ‘Do You Want It All?’, it even gets mind-numbingly annoying and repetitive. Thankfully, the LP is back-loaded and it is the infusion of synths at the album’s mid-way point which kicks it up to another level. Kudos should be given to producer Eliot James (Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party) who expertly merges together jangly guitars, buzzing synths and a propulsive beat, while still giving off a feeling of sparseness. The danceable melodies of album highlight ‘I Can Talk’ is the best example, while poppier lead single ‘Something Good Can Work’, the addictive guitar line of ‘What You Know’, and infectious closer ‘You’re Not Stubborn’, all display the same deft touch....full text |
| Bbc |
| Bangor trio Two Door Cinema Club have a penchant for naming their songs with what sound like chapter titles from an awful self-help book. The Northern Irish boys are apparently less crooked than an avaricious motivational guru yet are happy to pepper their debut with tunes called Do You Want It All, This Is the Life and Something Good Can Work. These monikers tend to suggest a certain authoritative, even dogmatic approach to making music, and there is evidence of discipline in the musical content. Each song on Tourist History is between two-and-a-half and four minutes long, and all have a punchy directness. Erstwhile Paul Epworth protégé Elliot James can take a degree of responsibility for this with his production work. Kevin Baird’s bass is always prominent, with impressive XTC-influenced work on Cigarettes in the Theatre and a tidy Stranglers-evoking turn on Come Back Home. What You Know, one of the album’s best moments, is another triumph of bass, but also contains vocalist Alex Trimble’s most emotive vocal and guitarist Sam Halliday’s most spindly high-register riffs....full text |
| Theregoesthefear |
| The release of the highly anticipated debut album from those lovable lads from Northern Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club, is nigh. Having previewed five of the tracks earlier this year, I was eager to hear the rest of ‘Tourist History’. Considering that I liked what I had already heard, I put myself in the position of devil’s advocate and wanted to pose the important question: will the album as one unit sink or swim? With the digitalism of music and the availability of single mp3 downloads, the album as a complete entity is no longer as important as it once was. Often I get disappointed that the singles, promoted heavily on radio and via promo video, are the only songs on an album worth my ears – and my time. I can say without a doubt that ‘Tourist History’ is definitely a keeper and worth the pounds necessary for its procurement. It’s akin to the swinging, swaggering hipster at the school dance: when he’s standing on the sidelines, you’re unsure what kind of shapes he’ll cut, but as soon as the music starts up, he’s not just the life of the party. He is the party. And this album is one party you don’t want to miss. I sat in on a live Gigwise chat with the boys in London last week and found out their name comes from the Tudor Cinema, a real place in Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland. So it makes sense that their debut album would pay homage to its namesake right off the bat, with the jaunty, guitar-driven track ‘Cigarettes in the Theatre’. It comes complete with Alex Trimble’s now trademark manic vocals, the ones you sometimes wonder, how on earth does he get the words out? The next track, ‘Come Back Home’, is a bit slower, so it’s a good change of pace, with heavier drums and howling lead guitar. The song’s premise: a wistful wish for a mate to return home, and that there is no shame associated with such a move. During my schooling, I had to return home when my father became ill, so the sentiment resonated with me....full text |
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