Fresh out of Bangor, Donaghadee, Ireland, indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club have arrived on the scene with their debut album, Tourist History. The fun and eclectic album is marked with a series of fun and energetic tunes that provide for a remarkable and pleasurable listen that you'll be sure to have on repeat for quite some time.
The disc opens up with "Cigarettes in the Theatre" a fun, musically diverse track that introduces you to the vocal abilities of Alex Trimble, who provides the musical backbone of the group as he handles guitar and synths as well that add a great deal to the musical dexterity of the disc. "Come Back Home" adds a hint of electric guitar to the mix, and that melds together beautifully with the aforementioned synth sounds that provide for a thorough and entertaining listen. "Do You Want It All?" is a mid-tempo, melodic tune that shows off the laid-back and personable sound of the group with light guitar patterns served on top of faint synth sounds heard in the background that add a heaping amount of depth to an extremely versatile disc so far.
The disc's second half kicks into gear with "Something Good Can Work" an infectious, melodic delight that sees Alex's vocals adding a great deal of melody and composure to a splendid and well composed track. " I Can Talk" is a fast paced, synth laden tune that sounds a little frantic at first, but quickly picks up its footing with a bevy of guitars, drums, and Alex's vocals letting the song do its own thing. By far my favorite song off the album is a song that I'm sure you've heard plenty of times before, "What You Know". The song is one of the best songs I've heard in the last few years with a cavalcade of guitars and precision placed synth melodies that will make this song stay lodged in your brain for quite some time after you first heard it, an absolute sonic delight from start to finish! The disc begins to draw to a close with "Eat That Up, It's Good For You" a dreamy, synth infused track that melds together some intricate guitar riffs to create a danceable track that you'll grow to be accustomed to. The disc's last song, "You're Not Stubborn" is a perfect finale to close out the disc with an instant melodic upswing that starts out right from the gate and leaves you with an instant reminder of the dance element of this album and how much you've enjoyed listening to the disc. Indie rock has seen incredible growth in recent years, and bands like Vampire Weekend and Two Door Cinema Club have been exploring this dance element and have been introducing it into their music, and that seems to have attracted a huge legion of followers from a host of different musical backgrounds and has steadily increased their fanbase as well. One of the most promising new acts of the year so far!
Overall, an amazing and thoroughly enjoyable effort from Two Door Cinema Club, who have made a terrific effort that combines sharp, poignant guitar riffs with elements of synthesizers to match that when fused together, create a fun and danceable release that you won't be able to put down anytime soon. Definitely recommended!
Album Score: 4/5
Track Listing:
- Cigarettes In The Theatre
- Come Back Home
- Undercover Martyn
- Do You Want It All?
- This Is The Life
- Something Good Can Work
- I Can Talk
- What You Know
- Eat That Up, It's Good For You
- You're Not Stubborn
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