It’s pretty obvious where Two Door Cinema Club come from: sharp guitars, exact drum patterns. Yes, a heavy scent of Foals. And the heavy dance-math-rock of the album’s lead single I Can Talk is easy to notice on the rest of the trio’s debut Tourist History.
But TDCC don’t stop at Foals: they seem to take inspiration from many electro-pop/post-punk acts. And they are not afraid to show it off. Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Postal Service, they even name check We Are Scientists on Come Back Home.
Unsurprisingly, this makes them sound either like a great band or easily forgettable, depends who you’re talking to. By making guitar pop, some present day standards would say, they could be risible. The genre is sucked out of life, after all. But the rapid (and rabid) key shifts make this three piece worth their spot on BBC’s Sound Of 2010 list.
It’s in the three singles: I Can Talk’s instrumental solo, Undercover Martyn’s drums or just the perfect indie-pop of Something Good Can Work. It’s in the uplifting and exuberating energy of album intro Cigarettes in the Theatre or the impossibly infectious This Is the Life.
Sure, it’s not a perfect album altogether, it has its moments of brilliance and its flaws. But it’s a good debut and, at this stage, it’s what matters. To be seen is how TDCC will follow it up.
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