False Alarm
by Two Door Cinema Club
User Score
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
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  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 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 toTwo 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.    … Expand
  2. shayesaintjohn
    Jun 21, 2019
    6
    totally disappointed!! i expect that the new album gonna be more bizarre than the other album's. but it not.

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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
  1. DIY Magazine
    Jun 21, 2019
    90
    Two Door Cinema Club have learnt how to harness their mainstream power while taking creative risks. They pay off almost every time.
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  2. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 20, 2019
    80
    On False Alarm, though, they offer something that proves they’re still worth paying attention to.
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  3. 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.
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