Gameshow
by Two Door Cinema Club
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 19, 2016
    60
    There's nothing groundbreaking here, but these songs will surely be lots of fun to play live. [Dec 2016, p.115]
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  2. The Guardian
    Oct 13, 2016
    60
    It’s hard to overcome the feeling that this kind of finger-wagging is fine if you’re Crass, living off homegrown vegetables in your anarcho-syndicalist commune, but perhaps a bit much if your music has been used to advertise everything from Vodafone to Debenhams. Still, there’s something fascinating about the way Two Door Cinema Club have become a band in a position to offer lofty pronouncements while remaining weirdly anonymous.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Oct 13, 2016
    60
    Perhaps not perfect, but a recovery position from which Two Door Cinema Club look primed to soar once more.
  5. Consequence
    Oct 13, 2016
    50
    As a band that formed in 2007 and became emblematic of indie pop in the early part of this decade, Two Door Cinema Club were already sliding towards irrelevance. Unfortunately, Gameshow doesn’t really help to arrest that trajectory.
  6. Under The Radar
    Nov 22, 2016
    40
    Dripping in falsetto and awash in synths, their latest attempt is painfully lacking in the refreshingly hyperactive guitar riffs that made their debut so memorable.

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 53
  3. Negative: 9 out of 53
  1. SomeoneYouKnow
    Oct 15, 2016
    5
    A relative fall from Beacon, but an evolution that can be improved in the future. Sounds like Phoenix from the first to the last song. TDCCA relative fall from Beacon, but an evolution that can be improved in the future. Sounds like Phoenix from the first to the last song. TDCC took all the dance-indie-pop they could get in the world and just threw in here, but without any feeling for most of the album. It just sounds generic. Invincible and Good Morning present the feeling that did not appear in the first six tracks and prepare the listener for the moyen finale.
    Highlights: Invincible, Good Morning, Sucker
    Lowlights: Absence of guitars    … Full Review »
  2. McKrakalaka
    Oct 14, 2016
    4
    Not sure how to even articulate listening to this album. Bombastic guitar riffs ripped from the 80s. Beegee's falsetto and disco percussionNot sure how to even articulate listening to this album. Bombastic guitar riffs ripped from the 80s. Beegee's falsetto and disco percussion and baselines. Absurd production that is all club-based endorsement of the noise wars with no dynamic range. Synthy synthyness from the 80s. Alex falsetto is like a hyper-produced shrill scream in your ears. Several songs are lifted straight from early 80s rock, but not good 80s. If you love Disco and 80s pop music - this album is going to blow your socks off. That person is not me. There is always the first 2 albums.… Full Review »
  3. Mercer13
    Oct 14, 2016
    9
    After a much needed hiatus, Two Door return with a fresh, new take on their music, that has helped them create their most unified soundingAfter a much needed hiatus, Two Door return with a fresh, new take on their music, that has helped them create their most unified sounding album to date.… Full Review »
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