Overall, this is a fine debut album that does exactly what it says on the tin. While they won't win any points for innovation, Two Door Cinema Club are going to find their way into a lot of people's hearts during 2010.
With barely a duff song here bar the minor irritations mentioned earlier, Tourist History is an infectious debut that may well divide opinion, but at least suggests that amidst all the uneasy listening and obtuse noises coming out of the underground at present there are still those capable of writing the odd tune or ten.
While invention may not be a going concern, Two Door Cinema Club have proven on their maiden voyage that they jolly well know how to sway a crowd with infective pop gems and seemingly little sweat.
Two Door Cinema Club show sporadic flashes of greatness and have an overall standard of songwriting which places them among the better new bands in the UK.
There are some fiendishly catchy hooks and very occasionally a real quality to some of the songwriting, enough to suggest that there are better things to come from the young trio once simply aping the already done-to-death genre du jour has finally lost its appeal.
This music makes my mood more better! So this album shows us an example of indie rock music. It's impossible not listened to every song 3-4This music makes my mood more better! So this album shows us an example of indie rock music. It's impossible not listened to every song 3-4 times or more!…Expand
This is my personal favorite album of all time. The guitars are amazing, the vocals are great, and it's all so catchy. The track order worksThis is my personal favorite album of all time. The guitars are amazing, the vocals are great, and it's all so catchy. The track order works perfectly so each song plays to the others strengths. I know it sounds cheesy to say, but this album changed my entire outlook on music.…Expand
Very good cd! I was really surprised when i decided to "acquire" the cd. Great sound and lyrics. Very catchy tunes, I would recommend this toVery good cd! I was really surprised when i decided to "acquire" the cd. Great sound and lyrics. Very catchy tunes, I would recommend this to just about anyone…Expand
It's a good album, the first song is pretty strong, it slows down the next couple but once it picks up again you are really into it until it'sIt's a good album, the first song is pretty strong, it slows down the next couple but once it picks up again you are really into it until it's over. Worth checking out…Expand
Two Door Cinema Club's barely awaited debut is fully of innovative riffs and sounds that captivate the ear like no other. There isn't much toTwo Door Cinema Club's barely awaited debut is fully of innovative riffs and sounds that captivate the ear like no other. There isn't much to speak of in way of vocals, but they are a nice enough necessity to the album that keep the instruments rolling.
The album starts with the roaring "Cigarettes in the Theater," where the dynamically ranged pace and inflection lead us into the album in a more compelling way then you'd think. "Come Back Home" has a lot of the sounds that make the album more unique towards the album's end, but it's a little lacking in lyrics. Still, the sliding electric guitar is engendering to a delicious set of melodies. The following track, "Do You Want It All," is the band's anthem, per sa. The soaring chorus and lead up to a drop like riff is enjoyable enough. "This is the Life" follows suit in the style of approach, too, and is probably the most disappointing on the album: a good hook is nowhere to be found and the lyrics are dry as glue. My favorite of the album, "Something Good Can Work" recovers from the lackluster prior track, singing an addictive pop chorus of quickly spoken lines and the slip slap instruments leading up are quite well done. "I Can Talk" is a rival for the album's centerpiece, where the fastest beat of the album is slapped around my hard lyrics. It's fast and fun, just what the album needs from the slew of maybe slower songs presented earlier. "Undercover Martyn" is perhaps... 'confusing' in a word. The lyrics don't seem to work with each other, but the drums and rhythms supplement again an ingenious guitar riff, especially in the chorus. "What You Know" takes a different road, being the biggest pop song on the album, and thus the lead single. It's a lot of fun to listen to, you'll be quickly sucked in by the guitar and stay in for the danceable lyrics. The closing tracks are perhaps a little grim for the band, well, grim in their own way, which is still a fast paces rhythms with seemingly bright lyrics. "Eat That Up It's Good For You" is my favorite of the closing songs, writing of a relatable character with some nice electronic influences. "You're Not Stubborn" is made up of the familiar riffs, but the repetitively seems to drag it down for a mediocre finale. All in all it's a great album. Quick, entertaining and even lyrically sound, Two Door Cinema Club truly does know what they're doing, and this album is an open door to a continued career. I look forward to whatever they do next.…Collapse
Even with just one album, this beautiful "Tourist History", we can almost say that TDCC is the most promising indie-rock band that showed forEven with just one album, this beautiful "Tourist History", we can almost say that TDCC is the most promising indie-rock band that showed for this days. Electric guitars, akward lyrics and a different voice made this debut came out with pearls like "Something Good Can Work", "I Can Talk" and "Undercover Martyn", and just show the claws of this great band. Another thing to watch on.…Expand
This album is catchy, but all the drum beats are basically the same. For a first album it works, but I'll be interested to see if the nextThis album is catchy, but all the drum beats are basically the same. For a first album it works, but I'll be interested to see if the next expands the sound.…Expand
