What We See įrom 24 August to 10 September 2012, the band released a four-part documentary titled What We See, which depicts their European summer tour prior to the release of Beacon. The album was reissued on 28 October 2013 including the song " Changing of the Seasons", which was released as the lead single from the EP of the same name.
"Next Year" was released as the album's third single on 15 February 2013, followed by "Handshake" on. The album's second single, " Sun", was released on 16 November 2012. "Sleep Alone" was released as the lead single from Beacon on 20 July 2012. Cheery pure indie pop at it’s best.Two Door Cinema Club teased a second album throughout 20, frequently playing the songs "Handshake", "Settle", " Sleep Alone", and "Wake Up" live before the album was announced. Granted they certainly haven’t taken any risks, but they have improved upon what made us interested in them in the first place. It represents a strong development since Tourist History Two Door Cinema Club have obviously grown as a band and refined their unique sound. It’s tracks like these that make it not too hard to imagine the majority of this album being played on mainstream radio.īeacon succeeds as a second album.
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It swells up with emotion as soon as it hits the chorus and bursts full of Two Door’s signature joyous high-pitched guitar riffs. Key tracks include opener ‘Next Year’ an upbeat song with colourful synth that tackles the subject of long distance relationships, and ‘Settle’ a personal favorite that makes you feel practically invincible if you listen to it with headphones whilst jogging.
That’s not to say that ‘Sleep Alone’ isn’t a decent song, but it certainly isn’t a fair representation of what you can expect from this album. Although catchy and vibrant, it doesn’t demonstrate Two Door’s progression, unlike tracks such as ‘Handshake’ and ‘The World is Watching’ which reveal maturity unseen in previous material. The first official single, however is a surprising choice, ‘Sleep Alone’ is noticeably one of the weaker tracks from this album. The result of this is the cheery indie pop that we know and love from Two Door, but with stronger hooky bass lines for example in 4 th track ‘Sun’ and lyrics that unlike much of Tourist History, actually seem to have some meaning. The title Beacon is indicative of what sort of sound you can expect from this album as the band have obviously tried to shine a light upon specific elements of their original sound in Tourist History, but without straying from the flourishing genre that they are associated with. It’s a fine line for any band but it seems that Two Door Cinema Club have managed to dodge the dreaded second album curse. Scouting For Girls) or to try and show some musical development without appearing to sell out. The dilemma is whether to stick to the winning formula and risk being seen as a one trick pony (i.e. The second album can generically be a curse, especially for a band whose debut album was so successful to begin with. Since the debut release of Tourist History which saw this trio of Northern Irish indie rockers catapulted into the public eye, Two Door Cinema Club’s highly anticipated second album Beacon certainly had a lot to live up to, but fortunately it doesn’t disappoint.
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