Tourist History was selected for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year (2010) the following year. In the United States, where the band are signed to Glassnote Records, the album was released on 27 April 2010. The band's debut album, Tourist History, was released on 1 March 2010 by French independent record label Kitsuné Music. The band formed in 2007 and is composed of three members: Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Kevin Baird (bass, synths, backing vocals). The band seems just fine with that, as well they should.Two Door Cinema Club are a band from Northern Ireland. Two Door Cinema Club is skilled with song construction and good times – those looking for more depth won’t find that here. This is an album for fans of grooves and motion. Those details keep Gameshow from being granted must-listen status.

That may be too distracting to some people but this listener found it be forgivable. Admittedly, “Lavender” would be even stronger with drums doing the heavy lifting of the bass and rhythm guitar, and the production strains as a result. Two Door Cinema Club shows off a dreamy swagger in this track that provides depth beyond the typical dance rock. While “Bad Decisions” has the disco guitar riff and beat, “Lavender” has even more guitar and vocal hooks. With more listens, the spaciness of “Lavender” began to emerge. It’s one of those songs that compels you to move, or preferably, dance. Yeah, it could pass for a song by the Bee Gees, especially with Trimble exercising his falsetto. Initially, the song that grabs you is “Bad Decisions.” Synthesizers intertwine with a burst of guitars, whose sound harkens back to disco of the 1970’s. Band members Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar), Sam Halliday (lead guitar), and Kevin Baird (bass) work without the services of a devoted drummer, but that absence isn’t felt on Gameshow. It’s dance rock that doesn’t skimp on the beats but also has some heft to it. The Irish three-piece took their time to craft a confectionary gem with Gameshow. Fire Note Says: Try not to dance to the newest from Two Door Cinema Club.Īlbum Review: It’s taken Two Door Cinema Club four years to release their third full-length album.

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