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Two Door Cinema Club are a band from
Bangor,
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. 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's debut album, ''
Tourist History
''Tourist History'' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 17 February 2010 by Kitsuné. The album is named for the reputation of the band's hometown, Bangor, as a tourist attraction.
''To ...
'', was released on 1 March 2010 by French independent record label
Kitsuné Music. In the United States, where the band are signed to
Glassnote Records
Glassnote Records (also known as Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC) is a record label that was launched by American music executive Daniel Glass in 2007. The label primarily has a lineup of indie rock and alternative rock artists, most notably M ...
, the album was released on 27 April 2010. ''Tourist History'' was selected for the
Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year (2010) the following year.
The band's second album ''
Beacon
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'' was released on 3 September 2012, debuted at number one on the
Irish Albums Chart
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and reached number two in the
UK Albums Chart
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.
The band's third album ''
Gameshow
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'' was released on 14 October 2016. The first single, "
Are We Ready? (Wreck)" was released on 14 June 2016 and was debuted on
Annie Mac's Hottest Record on
BBC Radio 1
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. Two more singles, "Bad Decisions" and the title track "Gameshow" were released prior to the album and are also included on the track list.
Their fourth album ''
False Alarm
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'' released on 21 June 2019 and featured the singles "Satellite" and "Talk". In the following years, they have become a frequent sight at festivals like
Reading and Leeds Festival
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. The Reading Fes ...
and
Glastonbury
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.
Formation
Trimble and Halliday first met while attending
Bangor Grammar School
(Maintain justice)
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; the pair later met Baird while he was flirting with girls who were known to his future bandmates.
The three first performed as a band at the age of 16 on ''
ATL Rock School
''ATL Rock School'' was a BBC Northern Ireland television programme, part of Across the Line (radio show)#ATL TV, ATL TV. The programme aimed to highlight new music bands in Northern Ireland.
Band members had to be aged between 16 and 21 and resi ...
'' under the name Life Without Rory; the band finished in last place. Life Without Rory recorded three demos before disbanding; the first, "Safe in Silence" and the second, "Conscripted By Choice" are still on the band's inactive
MySpace page, while the third "You Missed the Point" can be viewed on
YouTube
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.
Trimble, Halliday and Baird formed another band shortly after the demise of their first musical project; on this occasion, a permanent drummer was not included. An interim drummer by the name of Owen Bullington was appointed but was kicked out due to creative differences. The new band's name was taken from Halliday's mispronunciation of the name of the local
cinema
Cinema may refer to:
Film
* Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography
* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
...
, the Tudor Cinema;
in 2007, Two Door Cinema Club was formed. Following an increased interest in the band's social network page, the three members forwent their university places and commenced work on studio material.
History
Early releases and ''Four Words to Stand On'' (2007–2009)
An
EP entitled ''
Four Words to Stand On'' was released on 26 March 2008 and received attention on a number of websites. The EP was self-recorded and produced and was mixed and mastered by Ryan Mitchell. For the tenth anniversary of the EP, the band publicly released it in March 2018.
''Tourist History'' (2009–2011)
In July 2009, Two Door Cinema Club began recording its debut album at Eastcote Studios in London, with Eliot James. In September 2009, the band began mixing the record with
Phillipe Zdar at Motorbass, Zdar's studio in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
.
In January 2010, Two Door Cinema Club announced the track listing and details of the band's debut album in an interview with ''
NME
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''. The album, entitled ''
Tourist History
''Tourist History'' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 17 February 2010 by Kitsuné. The album is named for the reputation of the band's hometown, Bangor, as a tourist attraction.
''To ...
'', was released on 26 February 2010 in the Republic of Ireland, 1 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and 27 April 2010 in the U.S. The album was also preceded by the singles "
Something Good Can Work", "
I Can Talk
"I Can Talk" is a song by Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club from their debut studio album '' Tourist History'' (2010). The song was released on 20 November 2009 as the album's second single and peaked at number 135 on the UK Singles Char ...
" and "
Undercover Martyn".
On 18 January 2011, Two Door Cinema Club appeared on the American
late night talk show
A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show popular in the United States, where the format originated. It is generally structured around humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy sketches and music performances. It i ...
, ''
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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'', performing the song, "
What You Know," which later became their biggest hit off the record.
''Beacon'' (2011–2013)
In April 2012, the band's official account revealed that a second album was near completion. On 20 June 2012, the band announced ''
Beacon
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'' as the title of their second studio album, along with a release date of 3 September 2012 in the UK and 4 September elsewhere.
Jacknife Lee
Garret "Jacknife" Lee is an Irish music producer and mixer. He has worked with a variety of artists, including the Cars, U2, R.E.M., the Killers, Robbie Williams, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party, Two Door Cinema Club, AFI, the Hives, Weezer, One Directi ...
, responsible for producing artists such as
U2,
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternati ...
,
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish–Scottish Rock music, rock band formed in 1994 in Dundee, Scotland. They consist of Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (musician), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, ...
and
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are an English Rock music, rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Loui ...
, produced the album.
On 19 July 2012, "Sleep Alone" was selected as the lead single from ''Beacon'' and a "Sleep Alone"
SoundCloud
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player was embedded on the ''NME'' site, allowing readers to listen to the single on 19 July 2012; however, the single was not officially released until 21 July. The accompanying music video for the single was uploaded to the band's YouTube channel on 8 August. "Sleep Alone" was also featured in the
EA Sports
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game,
FIFA 13.
In early October 2012, it was announced that the second single to be released from ''Beacon'' was to be "Sun"; which was released on 18 November. The video for "Sun" had made its debut on the band's YouTube channel on 11 October 2012.
Following the release of ''Beacon'', the band released a four-part tour documentary entitled ''What We See''. Filmed by Gregg Houston from Babysweet Sessions, a company that is friends with the band, the documentary accompanies the band members as they undertake a 2012 European summer tour prior to the release of the second album. Bassist Baird explained, in relation to the film: "Our good friends at Babysweet followed us around for a few weeks so our fans could get an idea of what life is really like for us on the road. Take a peek inside our average day."
Two Door Cinema Club announced in December 2012 that they will be playing at the Scottish music festival,
T in the Park 2013
T in the Park 2013 was a three-day music festival which took place between 11–14 July 2013 in Balado, Kinross. It was the 20th Anniversary #T20 of the Scottish music festival Rihanna and Mumford and Sons were announced as the first and sec ...
in July 2013.
''Changing of the Seasons EP'' (2013–2016)
On 8 August 2013, the band announced that a new EP entitled ''
Changing of the Seasons'' was to be released. Along with the news came a 30-second clip of the title track, which was set for release on 20 August and is the first single taken from the EP. On 15 August,
BBC Radio 1
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premiered the single. In an interview with the
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on 15 July 2014, Trimble stated that the band had started work on its third studio album. He also mentioned that the band was aiming to release the album by early 2015. Trimble also announced that the band had left
Kitsuné and signed with former
EMI
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subsidiary
Parlophone Records
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.
''Gameshow'' (2016–2019)
In January 2016, the band stated that new material, presumably its third album, would be released in 2016.
On 4 April 2016, the band announced the completion of its third studio album, ''
Gameshow
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'', via Twitter after announcing previously that it would be at Glastonbury in the summer. Prior to the completion of the album, Two Door Cinema Club had played one of the songs named "Gameshow" from the album at a concert in Boston.
On 14 June 2016, the album artwork was revealed. On the same day,
BBC Radio 1
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debuted a new song from the album called "Are We Ready? (Wreck)". Prior to that, the band put the album up for pre-order. Two Door Cinema Club then released "Bad Decisions" as the second single off of the album, followed by the third and final single "Gameshow". On 6 July 2016, the band released a music video for "Are We Ready? (Wreck)". On 14 October 2016, the band released their third studio album, ''
Gameshow
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...
''.
''False Alarm'' (2019)
In February 2019, the band released a teaser video on their social media, hinting to an upcoming release of a fourth album.
On 18 March 2019, Two Door Cinema Club released "Talk", their first single from the fourth album.
On 24 April 2019, the band released "Satellite" and announced the new album, ''
False Alarm
A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the deceptive or erroneous report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as emergency services) to a place where they are not needed. False alarms may occur with ...
''.
Over the course of two months the band released two more singles from the album titled "Dirty Air" and "Once" before releasing the album on 21 June 2019.
''Keep On Smiling'' (2022)
During the band's May 2022 tour dates in Brazil, Two Door Cinema Club performed with unknown folk singer David Clements as the group's vocalist instead of Trimble. Trimble was not allowed to enter Brazil because he is unvaccinated against
COVID-19
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.
On 16 June 2022, Two Door Cinema Club released the first single, ''"''Wonderful Life" from their forthcoming fifth album, ''Keep On Smiling.''
On 28 July, after using lottery scratcher-themed posts to reveal the date, "Lucky" was released as the second single.
The album was released digitally by Lower Third Records/Prolifica Inc. on 2 September 2022, with a limited edition run of 5,000 vinyl albums being released on 4 November 2022 (in association with PIAS in Europe and Glassnote in North America).
As a protest to multi-format releases and album bundles, which has seen many indie acts like The Wombats, Sea Power and Maximo Park drop out of the UK Top 75 Albums Chart from the Top 5 in their second week of release, the band decided to destroy their latest album's masters in a furnace, so it could never be issued on CD or re-issued in the future.
Other projects
In July 2012, Trimble participated in the
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday 27 July 2012 in the Olympic Stadium, London, during which the Games were formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the pr ...
, singing "
Caliban's Dream", a song written by
Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.
...
's Rick Smith.
Trimble revealed in an interview that filmmaker
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including ''Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', '' 28 Days Later'', '' Su ...
, who had been commissioned as the event's "ceremony chief",
had selected the singer for the role to sing at the ceremony.
Alex Trimble has also worked with
Anteros on the making of their debut album as the second producer.
Members
* Alex Trimble – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, drums, percussion
* Sam Halliday – lead guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals
* Kevin Baird – bass guitar, synthesizers, keyboards, backing vocals
Touring and recording members
* Benjamin Thompson – drums
* Jacob Berry – rhythm guitar, beats, synthesizers, keyboards, backing vocals
Discography
*''
Tourist History
''Tourist History'' is the debut studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 17 February 2010 by Kitsuné. The album is named for the reputation of the band's hometown, Bangor, as a tourist attraction.
''To ...
'' (2010)
*''
Beacon
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location. A common example is the lighthouse, which draws attention to a fixed point that can be used to navigate around obstacles or into port. More mode ...
'' (2012)
*''
Gameshow
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, ...
'' (2016)
*''
False Alarm
A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the deceptive or erroneous report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as emergency services) to a place where they are not needed. False alarms may occur with ...
'' (2019)
*''Keep On Smiling'' (2022)
Awards
In December 2009, Two Door Cinema Club was featured in the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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