“It was our lives and we all took it very seriously and there was no escaping it and each other. I ask them about their hiatus, a question met with slightly awkward glances. It’s 11:30am, and the trio have just got off the Eurostar and have dashed across London to Parlophone HQ. Two Door Cinema Club took their un-announced hiatus and their “basement people” retreated to passionately reminisce in the depths of the internet.įast forward three years, and they’re back inside the whirlwind: it’s release day for their third long play, Gameshow. Singer Alex Trimble moved to Portland, bassist Kevin Baird flew over to sunny LA and guitarist Sam Halliday stayed put in London. Then one day, just after they rounded off their touring campaign for second album Beacon with a sell-out O2 show in December 2013, there was no more. Debut album Tourist History became one of the most-hyped albums of 2010, with their jangly guitars, imaginative lyricism and bassline punk rhythms creating infectious and uplifting indie tunes making every 15-year-old feel like they could take on the world.

When Indie was king, Two Door Cinema Club ruled, with their skinny jeans and guitar-riffs designed to trigger teenage fist-pumps. Originally from County Down, Ireland, the fresh-faced 17-year-olds started jamming, unaware of the successes lying ahead of them, and one of Britain’s fastest rising alt-pop bands was born. Two Door Cinema Club are one of those rare musical anomalies that perfected the magic formula from day one: seemingly endless world tours, coveted Glastonbury slots and a sold-out gig at London’s 10,400-capacity Alexandra Palace amongst other stadium shows. Jacket, necklace and shirt both SAINT LAURENT. Left to right: Tshirt TOPMAN and bomber HUNTER.

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