Chicago rapper Open Mike Eagle brilliantly accentuates what would otherwise be just another synth-pop serenade. Take “Nice To See You,” which features Zimbabwe’s Afrofusion outfit Mokoomba in maybe the trio’s biggest departure to date. Watch: “Talk” – Two Door Cinema Clubįor each track that feels like home for Two Door Cinema Club, there’s one that challenges expectations. “Talk” takes clear inspiration from the 80s in both style and substance (the video is equal parts Talking Heads and Devo, quirky and universal). Shimmering and bright, “Once” feels like bursting through crystal clear waters, coming up for air on a warm summer’s day. Album openers “ Once” and “ Talk” give fans the huge festival-ready hooks they crave. Showing off versatility doesn’t have to mean complete reinvention. Each song spins a genre-defying web of its own. Two Door Cinema Club have all but ensured this record won’t be lost in the fog of alternative radio’s homogeneity. Nothing about False Alarm is predictable. Two Door Cinema Club manages to be ahead of the curve and deeply attuned to the current trends of the industry. Mid-album charmer “ Break,” according to singer Alex Trimble, comes from “the McCartney school of songwriting” but hints Cage the Elephant to a younger ear. Highlights like “ So Many People” and “ Already Gone” instantly recall contemporaries like Tame Impala and Phoenix. Nods to David Bowie and Talking Heads mesh with more modern references. Synthpop, electrofunk, and psychedelia blend together to form a Two Door Cinema Club sound that is somehow right on brand and completely out of character. Listen: False Alarm – Two Door Cinema Club False Alarm proves once again that Two Door Cinema Club is a force to be reckoned with. Standing firmly in their lane, the trio is back with a career-defining juggernaut of a fourth record.
Throughout their career, Two Door Cinema Club expertly straddled the cavernous critical divide between guitar-rock and forward-thinking pop. 2016’s Gameshow was full of confusion, a creative identity crisis that gave fans whiplash. Expectations were high, but it wasn’t until the band’s third album that people felt the band’s star began to fade. Nearly ten years on and “What You Know” still feels like a fresh take on what it means to be a rock band in the 21st century.įollowing up a bonafide critical darling like Tourist History would be a challenge for any great band. Hailing from Northern Ireland, the trio’s debut album Tourist History stunned with its exciting burst of eclectic energy. Some of the most iconic records in recent alt-rock history took over the charts in 2010, but Two Door Cinema Club held their own among the giants. Northern Irish alt-pop trio Two Door Cinema Club has reinvented themselves time and again, learning to embrace the mainstream while continuing to take creative risks in new album ‘False Alarm’.
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