![]() On the subject of messages, “Dirty Air” starts out as a let’s-go-out-and-party-in-the-city anthem before conceding to the potentially very real dark side of that lifestyle: “The sky is falling so pull up a chair // Everyone’s watching like nobody cares // The queen of fashion, ahead of her time // Whatever happens, the pleasure is mine.” Ironically, perhaps, this ode to the double-edge sword of seemingly inclusive urban social experiences for which dance music is typically the soundtrack – Seventies disco, Nineties rave etc. “Nice to See You” mostly suggests early Wham! (yes, that’s a thing), but also presents the obligatory nod to the solid rap by Open Mike Eagle and a synth riff lifted from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s immortal 1982 track “The Message.” “Satellite” starts out sounding a bit like Trio’s “Da Da Da” before sliding over to the bouncy Obama-era optimism of more recent bands like Foster the People. The promise of the track is expanded upon in “Talk,” with its resemblance to Heaven 17 and similar Eighties synth acts (that’s a compliment). It is catchy and inviting but clearly all business, even throwing the listener a curve with a minor-note instrumental break. The opening cut, “Once,” is a nice enough welcome to the album. Semantics notwithstanding, False Alarm happens to be a darn good synth record. ![]() However, it’s impossible to mistake their new release (and third album) False Alarm as anything but a synth record. All the immediate evidence would clearly seem to imply that Two Door Cinema Club is a guitar rock band. Concert photos found through a Google image search show these same people playing these instruments live onstage, along with an actual flesh-and-blood (touring) drummer. This Northern Ireland band allegedly consists of guitarists – pay attention now: guitarists – Sam Halliday and Alex Trimble (Trimble is also the lead vocalist) and bassist Kevin Baird. ![]() Maybe they should be called Two Face Cinema Club. ![]() Posted Jby musicmattersmedia Photo Credit: Katy Cummings Two Door Cinema Club – ‘False Alarm’ Album Review
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