TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB ALBUMS FULL
The first track, “Are We Ready? (Wreck),” is full of discotheque rhythm and mainstream-pop patterns that fail at mimicking the indie-dance duo Matt and Kim. The first sign of genuine, live sound does not come until the fourth song and title track “Gameshow,” when listeners can just make out clapping and faint guitar instrumentals. It lacks a cohesive writing process and sounds as if it was made entirely on a computer. T he tensions that inevitably developed from 18 months apart, however, are reflected on the album. They took a Fall Out Boy-esque break in hopes that a little self discovery and some dabbling with solo projects would ease the pressure that formed on the road.įortunately for fans, the musicians never strayed far from their roots, writing “Gameshow” over Skype and email and finally reuniting in 2015. Following the success of “Beacon” and a whirlwind year of festivals, shows and promotion performances, vocalist Alex Trimble, guitarist Sam Halliday and bassist Kevin Baird went their separate ways. “Gameshow” wears its development and production process on its sleeve. Once a self-proclaimed “alteronica” group that focused on upbeat, sophisticated, authentic tunes, Two Door Cinema Club’s new sound proves to be entirely synthetic, cynical and a bit uninspired. The third album transports fans back to the days of 1970’s disco dance floors, artificial beats and incoherent falsettos. Not only does it serve as a re-emergence for the band since their last album in 2012, but the “Beacon” successor seems to have miraculously learned time travel. Two Door Cinema Club’s “Gameshow,” released Friday, is a landmark album for the Irish trio. Gameshow can be summed up in the title of it’s first track “Are We Ready?”, because it’s more of a question among the band themselves if they were ready to release this album, and in my eyes, they weren’t.Two Door Cinema Club released its third album “Gameshow” on Friday. TDCC has been a groundbreaking band in the past, and considering their previous works, this album is a letdown for them. Gameshow has some great songs on it, and overall is a quality album, but it definitely has room for improvement. Featuring heavy guitar riffs mixed with synth beats, it shows of the great production value that the band has had on previous works. The saving grace of Gameshow is in the form of one of the bonus tracks, “Gasoline”. Some artists can make lyrics such as these work out, but from TDCC we expect a different syntax, and one sang with more appeal. This is not so much a song but rather a list of things the band had seen lying around in the studio.
Song such as “Surgery” have seemingly meaningless lyrics, and the vocals seem to lack feel. The latter part of the album especially overuses synth beats, and what could’ve started out as just a curious experiment, ended up hurting the overall sound of the album. However, where Beacon ’s execution of the simple beats and mellow voice worked nicely, here it seems rather forced. “Invincible” offers a different sound to the album, slowing down in pace, and sounding much more like their previous work on Beacon. Both of these songs had been released previously during the summer, and so it’s really only up until “Ordinary” where you get to really listen to Gameshow, but upon hearing that and the following title track, “Gameshow”, you begin to realize that these songs become monotonous and vaguely sound the same. The following track, “Bad Decisions”, continues the themes of reminiscence from their previous works. Starting off with “Are We Ready? (Wreck)”, Gameshow, puts us into a fast-paced motion from the start, much like Tourist History had done. However, in early 2016 the band said their 3 rd studio album would be out sometime in the year, and on October 14 th it finally was. Originally releasing their first album, Tourist History, in 2010, they were able to keep up with their momentum by releasing Beacon in 2012, and then Changing of the Season EP in 2013, but since then the productivity of the band has been stagnant. It’s been a long 4 years since Two Door Cinema Club (TDCC) has released a full length album. Novem/ 8:02 pm Two Door Cinema Club – Gameshow
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