Two Door Cinema Club - An Introduction

It's easy to imagine that one of the biggest issues Two Door Cinema Club is going to face in the future is being pigeonholed as 'just another indie band'. But before you make that judgment, you'd be wise to give them a listen or two.
Two Door Cinema Club are an electropop/indie rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland formed in 2007. An EP "Four Words To Stand On" was released in January 2009 and was positively received by critics. They are now signed to fashionable French record label Kitsuné Music, through which they released their debut album Tourist History on 1 March 2010. The band consists of Alex Trimble (lead vocals, guitar, synths, beats), Sam Halliday (guitar and vocals) and Kevin Baird (bass and vocals).

The band’s name came about after one of the members misprounced the name of local cinema Tudor Cinema, and this stuck. NME stated "Two Door’s stuttering yet spiky songs are tighter than a snake’s bumhole in a sandstorm". Their influences range from Bloc Party to Modest Mouse to Death Cab for Cutie, but together have created their own sound. The bands songs are so genuinely catchy and show so much enthusiasm its hard to not rate them highly. What makes Two Door even more genuine are the fact they don't claim to be something different or original - they just provide upbeat, uplifting and feel good songs that a crowd can dance to. The band are clearly confident in both musical ability and songwriting skills, which constantly shows. Even though the band has no drummer, they create catchy beats and backing music using a laptop whilst using guitar/bass/vocals/synths over the top. Having no drummer can sometimes be tricky, although for this band it seems to be a positive trait.

Here is one of their tracks, 'Something Good Can Work' acoustic. This particular version in my opinion shows their talents a little more raw and unmastered. This is one of my particular favourites of the album, along with 'Cigarettes in the Theatre' and 'Come Back Home'.

Two Door Cinema Club have opened for a number of bands including; AutoKratz, Delphic, Foals and Metronomy, played the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Futures Stage at T in the Park, the main stage at Oxegen Festival and at the Benicassim festival in 2010 and toured the UK in March 2010, however it seems only now they are being put in the spotlight and recognised more. They will be playing Leeds/Reading Festival this year and embark on a bigger solo tour starting in September 2010- of which one date I will be attending.

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/twodoorcinemaclub