RIYL: French pop with a side of cowbell Death Cab For Cutie’s “Soul Meets Body” (lead singer Alex Trimble does have a Ben Gibbard in a good mood-quality) Getting into a band four albums before everyone else. The album’s first single “Something Good Can Work,” for example, boasts a modest swagger until the celebratory crowd kicks in nearly two-minutes in. Why? Because it’s 1) buoyant and kinetic pop, 2) a guiltily pleasurable Spring record and 3) accessibly hook-heavy in a commendably simplistic way. The trio, both stylistically and melodically quite similar to the aforementioned Sofia Coppola-endorsed Parisian popsters, released its debut Tourist History a couple weeks back and it would be in your best interest to get it. Well, Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club is giving you the chance to make up for that. Personally, we don’t know what took you so long–It’s not like they changed so drastically over the years. The Vibe: It took you guys four albums to finally get into Phoenix. Two Door Cinema Club is a Northern Irish Indie Rock band, consisting of the members Alex Trimble (vocals, rhythm guitar, beats, synths), Sam Halliday (lead. The Artist/ Album: Two Door Cinema Club, Tourist History ( Glassnote Records) Here’s a recent delivery that knocked the s/t staff on its collective ass.
But once in a while, a pleasant surprise slips into our promo stack. We get a lot of crap CDs at the self-titled offices.
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