Tourist History
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Tourist History is the debut studio album by Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club. It was released on 26 February, 2010 in the Republic of Ireland and 1 March 2010 in the United Kingdom on Kitsuné Music. The band announced the details of their album on 1 January 2010 in an interview with NME [1]. The idea for the album title "Tourist History" came from the popularity of their hometown Bangor with tourists, and of their own travels as Two Door Cinema Club[2]. The album is expected to be released in North America in late Spring[3].
Recording
The band recorded the album at Eastcote Studios in London with Elliot James during July 2009. The band were recording in the studio adjacent from Duran Duran. The album was mixed at Phillipe Zdar's recently built studio, Motorbass. Two Door Cinema Club are the second band to use the recently constructed studio, the first being Phoenix, who were recording their album Grammy Award-winning album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. During the mixing process, Zdar reportedly found it hard to understand the band's Northern Irish accents over the first couple of days. Of working with Two Door Cinema Club, Phillipe Zdar said to NME "Their stuff was already tight - I was just able to give big bass, big highs and something a bit large! They are completely crazy about music - there is not one hour when they don't listen or download something from a blog. They remind me of when I was a teenager". The album was mastered by Mike Marsh at the Exchange in London.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cigarettes In The Theatre" | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Come Back Home" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Do You Want It All?" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "This Is The Life" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "Something Good Can Work" | 2:45 |
| 6. | "I Can Talk" | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Undercover Martyn" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "What You Know" | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Eat That Up, It's Good For You" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "You're Not Stubborn" | 3:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Kids" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Costume Party" | 3:27 |
Reception
The album received mostly positive reviews, with the album being praised for its short, sharp songs and catchy melodies, but criticized for its repetitive song structure and lack of depth.[citation needed] Lou Thomas of BBC described the album as showing "sporadic flashes of greatness", comparing the album to the works of Editors, Foals and Futureheads[4], whilst Laura Silverman of The Times described the album as "an excited burst of short, simple indie pop songs driven by jangly guitars and punk rhythms". [5]. Dom Gourlay of Drowned In Sound described the album as mixing Bloc Party's guile and wisdom with a pop sensibility not normally associated with modern-day guitar oriented bands" and as a "more accessible and less po-faced Antidotes"[6]. Metacritic which compiles reviews and aggregates them, gave the album a score of 67/100.
Personnel
- Alex Trimble - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, beats
- Kevin Baird - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Sam Halliday - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Eliot James - producer, mixer (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10)
- Phillipe Zdar - mixer (tracks 4, 5, 6, 7)
- Mike Marsh - engineer
- Tal Amiran - drums
- Ben Dawson - trumpet (track 1)
- Heather McCormick & Anthea Humphreys - backing vocals (tracks 3, 5)
Charts
| Charts (2010) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 46 |
| Irish Albums Chart | 22 |
| French Albums Chart | 51 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) | 72 |
References
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/two-door-cinema-club/49082
- ^ http://www.state.ie/2010/02/album-reviews/two-door-cinema-club-tourist-history/
- ^ http://www.nme.com/news/two-door-cinema-club/49831
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xzb6
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article7037949.ece
- ^ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15117/reviews/4139192
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