With the release of their fourth album ‘False Alarm’ Two Door Cinema Club are heading back to Australia for what will no doubt be a series of gigs that live up the Irish lad’s reputation as live music gurus. I spoke to Sam Halliday recently on many things including the reception the album has been getting since its release in late June.
“The reception has been good. It seems the longer we do this the less fear we seem to have. We’ve tried not to stick to any one genre. We had the luxury of more time which helps. There was a concerted effort to experiment. And it’s the first album we didn’t really work on on the road.”
With more time to experiment on the tunes for the new album the band felt slightly less pressure and could concentrate on ramping things up sonically, and with an eye to the upcoming tour work out a tracklisting that would really showcase the bands’ epic live capacity.
“It’s been a while since we’ve toured there so we are pretty excited. Always very keen. We’ll try and incorporate some new songs into the setlist.”
The band, hailing from Ireland came to the attention of the wider music-buying public in 2009 with the release of ‘Tourist History’. Since then the band has built a solid and passionate following across the US and in particular Europe with their wildly inventive and scorching live sets that need to be seen to be believed. Their albums continue to chart with ARIA chart success in Australia early on meaning the band was quick to become a festival favourite. Little will change that come November when the band hit the Forum in Melbourne.
“We’re doing the shows in Australia then heading to Europe in the summer next year as well as the US again.” It seems like the band will be following the sun over the next 12 months which is good news for Aussie fans. There isn’t much better in life than kicking back watching great music in the sunshine on a warm summer’s night. We can’t wait!
When & Where: Forum, Melbourne – November 21. Tickets via www.secretsounds.com.
You can also catch Two Door Cinema Club, along with Jack River, Flight Facilities, Crooked Colours, Mallrat and more at Grapevine Gathering 2019 – kicking off in Victoria at Grapevine Estate on Saturday 23rd November. For tickets, head to www.grapevinegathering.com.au/vic/tickets.
Written by Chris Michaels
