Two Door Cinema Club is a Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, UK, electropop / alternative band, formed 2007, consisting of Alex Trimble (vocals, guitar), Kevin baird (bass, vocals), Sam Halliday (guitar, vocals) and, live only, Benjamin Thompson (drums). Their début EP was Four Words to Stand On (Mar 2008, self-release) and album Tourist History (Mar 2010, Kitsuné). Their latest is single “Handshake” (May 2013, Kitsuné).
The band’s name resulted from Halliday’s mispronunciation of the local cinema’s name, Tudor Cinema.
In December 2009, they were featured in the BBC’s Sound Of 2010 Poll (of 165 British ‘taste-makers’).
Tourist History was preceded by Kitsuné singles “Something Good Can Work” (Apr 2009), “I Can Talk” / “I Can Talk Remixes” (Nov 2009) and “Undercover Martyn” (Feb 2010). After the album, EPs: Something Good Can Work (Remixes) (May 2010, Cooperative) and Come Back Home (Jul 2010, Kitsuné) - then, single “What You Know” (Feb 2011, Kitsuné).
Beacon (Sept, Kitsuné), was their second album, led by singe “Sleep Alone” (Aug 2012, Glassnote).
