Posted by KB on August 6, 2010
Fresh-faced and freckled, Two Door Cinema Club’s ginger-haired lead singer Alex Trimble has a look and elegant sonority that sets you up for the full pop experience. Standing up there in angelic purity, you imagine how proud his grandma is of how far he’s come since his days as the church’s head choirboy. So it’s somewhat of a shock to be blasted with the wall of sound that starts their Splendour sideshow at Melbourne venue Billboard. Far from poppy and light, it’s the heavier dance beat that comes through. The balance is good, the sound mix is right. It’s just not that melodious vibe that gets you craving an orange mocha frappuccino.
The Northern Irish trio – plus one with the addition of drum kit on tour – is one of those bands that seems to have appeared out of the ether and, with the help of MySpace and the ever-expanding global festival circuit, blossomed rapidly into a tight, respected outfit with a solid fan base. They fall under that broad, vague category of electro/indie/rock/pop, a term which encompasses a lot of bands these days and rarely expounds much about their sound other than the presence of synthesisers.More...
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