False Alarm
by Two Door Cinema Club
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 19, 2019
    60
    Two Door’s fourth effort is far from a wall-to-wall success, but for a band who could so easily continue to tread their affable, well-worn path around arenas and festival main stages without a sideward step (as many of their indie contemporaries have and will continue to do), the risks and experimentation here are very welcome.
  2. The Guardian
    Jun 14, 2019
    40
    Some of the results feel either commonplace or, worse, flimsy and annoying – perhaps unwittingly.

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. petrichor1975
    Jun 21, 2019
    6
    Two Door Cinema Club's "False Alarm" is a decent listen, with nearly every song being a nod to such 80s synthpop / new wave luminaries likeTwo Door Cinema Club's "False Alarm" is a decent listen, with nearly every song being a nod to such 80s synthpop / new wave luminaries like New Order, INXS, and The Cure. This formula seems to work for the first three songs or so, but after a while, the energy of all these hyper synthpop anthems gets tiring. In the midst of all the 80s-esque sounds, "So Many People" and "Dirty Air" seem to be the highlights of the record with Alex Trimble doing his best Michael Hutchence impression in the latter, which isn't bad at all.

    The newest effort from the Irish group is a good one. It just gets boring and stretched out after three or four songs.    … Full Review »
  2. BrunoHSB
    Nov 12, 2019
    2
    Seus 2 primeiros álbuns foram perfeitos, o terceiro foi mais ou menos, e agora com esse 4° estou totalmente decepcionado, álbum muito chato!
  3. Jbeezi
    Aug 12, 2019
    9
    Love it. Great progression of their sound. Some excellent production on the tracks as well. Can't wait to see them live soon!
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