It's just over three and a half years ago that Two Door Cinema Club first tore the indie pop/rock genre open with their frankly brilliant début album,
Tourist History. Rocketing to the top of the Irish Independent Album chart, and winning Album of the Year (2010), it's 32 minutes and 32 seconds of absolute brilliance. Had this on repeat for a very very long time, and loved every second of it. Obviously their second album
Beacon didn't quite reach the high standards and expectations of every Two Door fan, but it was still pretty decent. Throw in their recent
Changing of the Seasons EP and it looks to be an exciting future for the band.
So, why this song? Well, it was the first song they played when I saw them at Brixton Academy at what (almost embarassingly) was the first gig I went to on my own with friends, and it was absolutely amazing/fucking mental/mindblowing/life-changing. The trio from Northern Ireland absolutely blew the roof off of the Academy that night, and it's one I'll never forget. Gotta love Thursdays.
