For example, throughout the record we see Two Door Cinema Club exploring elements of harder Rock, which can be easily seen in the title track, “Gameshow.” The choices in chord structure and the dirtier, more distorted guitar and synth tones show the band’s willingness to step into a direction of berserk that’s actually different from the brand of “loose cannon” displayed in Tourist History, all the while still maintaining the same confidence and grooviness that can be seen throughout the rest of the album.īesides the title track, Gameshow also sees Two Door Cinema Club exploring some other different genres and moods in some of its other tracks as well. However, that isn’t to say that Gameshow doesn’t bring completely new elements to the table. It’s as if Two Door Cinema Club has reigned itself in a bit the band knows how exactly to make that sound work for it, but it also knows not to go overboard so as to not overwhelm the listener. The result of this is a very cool, confident, and groovy sound that isn’t quite as loose or berserk as Tourist History was, but still displays an appropriate amount of brightness that could be comparable.

It’s even possible to pick out some of the EDM-inspired touches that originate from Changing of the Seasons, such as the synth lines and distorted melodic accents in the track “Ordinary.” In all respects, Gameshow is an homage to the musical path Two Door Cinema Club has taken.

Gameshow takes the fast-paced, driven feel of Two Door Cinema Club’s first album, Tourist History, and the more laid-back and soft-spoken mood of Beacon and brings them together to create a blend of every facet of Two Door Cinema Club that we’ve heard so far. Four years after the release of their second album, Beacon, and three years after the release of the Changing of the Seasons EP, Irish alt-Rock trio Two Door Cinema Club has finally delivered on its promises of a third full-length release: the energetic yet slightly reserved Gameshow.

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