Beacon - Two Door Cinema Club
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62 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: The second release for the Northern Irish indie rock trio was produced by Jacknife Lee.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 10, 2012
    83
    The sleek album from the Irish trio tempers its galloping pop gait with frontman Alex Trimble's Ben Gibbard-y confessionals. [7 Sep 2012, p.75]
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  2. The Fly (UK)
    Oct 30, 2012
    80
    There are times when all you need is a stompy bass drum to underpin a killer melody, and that's exactly what makes Beacon tick; nothing's overworked or overcomplicated.
  3. The Guardian
    Oct 30, 2012
    60
    Trimble's contention that Beacon "takes us one step closer to the band we've dreamed of becoming" suggests a work in progress.
  4. No Ripcord
    Oct 30, 2012
    20
    Mostly everything is contrived and cliché, lifted from a stock collection of guitar rock and electro rock of the past ten years.

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  1. speedybill47
    5
    What saves this record is Alex Trimbles, Light Timbre Vocals Sailing above the Overused Guitar and Synth sounds on an unoriginal if not at times annoying drum machine. Next Year being the only Saving grace of this album, Maybe "sleep alone" for Alex's vocals. I think the band seemed to have an unclear objecive of what to do, and took the Sophomore Slump path of just making an album of Enofications.
    This Album was so anticipated in my mind, yet with other far better relaeses in 2012 to oveshadow this Dud of a record, i hardly bother to listen to it twice. Its not Terrible by any means, but its definitley Incredibly forgettable.    … Expand
  2. MusiclyMade
    3
    There is a sense of maturity, yes, but there's also a sense that whatever creativity Two Door cooked up on their debut has evaporated into nothing. There's the odd keyboard sequence here and there, but that's not enough to cover up the lack of ideas this band unfortunately has. Tourist History had everything Two Door had to put on show and that, in the end, has resulted in Beacon being a forgettable journey, and one that many won't try again.… Expand

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