It can be argued that Two Door Cinema Club is an experiment in and of itself, especially considering the group basically created and pioneered their own genre, a feat that not many other bands have on their mantles. Unfortunately, Two Door Cinema Club’s third studio release, Gameshow (2016), is not what most were hoping for.Įxperimentation and dabbling in other areas of music is certainly not always a bad idea. The band reunited in 2015 and then, in October 2016, fans were finally able to hear the results of said hiatus. Following the success of their second full-length studio release, Beacon (2012), the trio– which is rounded out by bassist Kevin Baird– decided to go on hiatus so each could work on solo projects and find inspiration that they could eventually bring back to help produce a third album. The Irish rockers seem to be moving away from that distinctive sound with which they took the music world by storm, however. This is a trait Two Door Cinema Club shares with many electronic groups. It is also worth noting that, since their inception, Two Door Cinema Club has never had one set drummer they usually find a drummer willing to play with them during each of their tours, but when recording studio releases, the band utilizes a drum machine. They occasionally use those same effects to accentuate singer Alex Trimble’s vocals (though that should not be misconstrued as Trimble needing the help of special effects, as his vocal range is as impressive as any modern singer). In Two Door Cinema Club’s case, they use funky and obscure pedal effects to bring lead guitarist Sam Halliday’s creative guitar solos to the forefront. The alteronica genre can simply be described as alternative and/or indie rock with slight, yet noticeable, influences from electronic music. Two Door Cinema Club essentially created the genre, and it still really only applies to them (as well as a few other no-name experimental Irish indie bands that one can find while digging through SoundCloud).
If the term “alteronica” doesn’t sound familiar to you, don’t be surprised. Part of what made the Northern Ireland-based group unique was the way they described their music: at the time of their founding, Two Door Cinema Club proclaimed themselves as an “alteronica” band.
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We’re full of ideas and full inspiration.Although they were relatively unknown for the first several years of their existence, Two Door Cinema Club quickly became a household name within the indie rock scene following the release of their 2010 debut album, Tourist History. “From touring so much we’ve seen so many different things, we’ve been to so many different places, met so many different interesting people and had so many crazy experiences and all of that is stuff to write about. Slated for fall of 2012, Baird says they’ve got plenty in reserve to work with in the studio.
We still love our songs but you do reach a point where it’s just this cyclical existence.”Ĭoming up, the guys will wrap up their touring whirlwind with a headlining spot on the NME Tour in February before setting up shop in Los Angeles to work on their new album. “Having played the same songs every night for three years it’s making us really hungry to write some new music. Two Door Cinema Club performs “Something Good Can Work.” “It really, really was a dream come true.”Įxpanding their repertoire while on the road, though, has posed the biggest challenge for the band despite premiering “Sleep Alone,” one of three new tracks they found time to write while touring. It’s every artist’s dream and it has been mine since I was about ten years old,” said Trimble of the infamous UK festival stage that’s hosted the likes of Radiohead, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, R.E.M. “We got to play on the Pyramid Stage which is a legendary stage. Video: Two Door Cinema Club performs “What You Know”
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