Once back on track, Gameshow proved to be their more experimental comeback, and 2019′s False Alarm was the sound of a band maturing. “We’d spent every day together from high school to then living together and working together 24/7, and little things became big things. ![]() “That was a life lesson in terms of how to be a grown-up,” Halliday reflects. With prolific singles such as Sleep Alone and Next Year, Beacon remains their most successful to date, albeit one where the growing pains kicked in and pushed the band to go their separate ways temporarily. Their Choice-Prize-winning debut Tourist History saw them come out from the traps fully formed, giving us the first outing of their Duracell-powered indie pop. It seems to be the longer you’re around, the more that seems to happen, which then adds to your longevity, weirdly.”įifteen years since lead singer Alex Trimble, bassist Kevin Baird and guitarist Halliday formed the band, there’s no sign of slowing down as they continue a three-year pace for album release. ![]() “You do become a little part of pop culture, and that helps you stay relevant. “We’ve been able to ride it out long enough that we’ve been in some TV shows here and there, a couple of movies or adverts or computer games,” he adds, referring to high-profile, enduring artefacts such as Fifa 11, Vodafone ads and the film Now You See Me. ![]() “Obviously we quickly realised there’s another side to it, that it’s difficult and we were lucky to do this for a job. “We were teenagers and we went into this thinking this is definitely what we’re going to do for the rest of our lives,” says Sam Halliday, chuckling at what he admits was their naivety. But even in their 16-year-old starry eyes, Two Door Cinema Club didn’t doubt they’d make it this far. ![]() It’s been a long, eventful journey from the classrooms of Bangor Grammar School to album number five.
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