2 Door Cinema Club – Tourist History

Ah yes, the ubiquitous 2 Door Cinema Club, appearing in a mobile phone advert or playlisted on daytime radio somewhere near you. I first heard of this band on the BBC’s ‘One’s to watch’ list for 2010, sandwiched somewhere between Ellie Goulding and Marina And The Diamonds. Taking all of that into consideration I now wonder why I bothered picking up a copy of this album at all but in fairness the two singles are pretty catchy and sure it’s always good to give a bit of support to local artists. If you’re familiar with the two singles, and let’s be honest who isn’t, you won’t be in for any surprises with the rest of the tracks on their debut full length. This is slick pop music in the best possible sense – all jingly guitars and kick drums with some catchy keyboard trills thrown in for good measure. It’s definitely well worth getting your hands on and sooner rather than later before over exposure ruins the music for everyone. You might just get two or three weeks out of it before that happens. 7/10