Two Door Cinema Club have - literally - launched into space. They didn’t just reveal the album artwork, they sent the album cover into the atmosphere. False Alarm is due to land on 14 June via Prolifica Inc / [PIAS].
These innovative lads have also debuted their new single, the aptly named ‘Satellite’, which sounds just as futuristic as their promo campaign, with smatterings of krautpop influences on their classic pop sound. The track aims to bring everyone together - as the human race, we’re “in it together” - whether it’s Brexit, or other man-made modern disasters such as climate change. The band launched details of the ‘Satellite’ release in a contemporary and tech-savvy manner, through live streaming the launch of the album above the clouds, complete with commentary from the band and a Q&A session from fans.
The new record warps and blends elements of future pop, disco, rock and soul. Across its 10 tracks, the record satirises the social media landscape we all battle with daily, and documents the environmental woes that are so 2019. The band marked their planetary potential by having their first single from the album played on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World.
Recorded in sessions between London and LA with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, REM, The Killers), Alex says of the record, “I love the pop thing, I love experimenting and going to different places, I love doing things that are a little bit wonky and I love the idea of doing something we haven’t done before, why can’t we do all of those things at once? That’s what it was, doing whatever felt right… It sounds like Two Door Cinema Club – not a Two Door Cinema Club there’d ever been before but that’s what I love. We can always do something new but it always feels like something we’ve done.”
False Alarm tracklist:
01. Once
02. Talk
03. Satisfaction Guaranteed
04. So Many people
05. Think
06. Nice To See You
07. Break
08. Dirty Air
09. Satellite
10. Already Gone
False Alarm is a leap into the future for the band, a step forward towards remoulding and reinventing their sound. Two Door are also set to bolster their festival-favourite reputation with a string of anticipated live appearances, including Glastonbury and Truck Festival.
Catch Two Door Cinema Club live across the summer at the following:
APRIL
26 - Chamonix, Musilac Mont Blanc
MAY
03 - Murcia, Warm Up Festival
10 - Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca Live Festival
25 - Bangor, Ward Park
26 - Middlesborough, Radio 1 Big Weekend
JUNE
23 - Co Dongegal, Sea Sessions
28 - Somerset, Glastonbury
29 - Werchter, Rock Werchter Festival
30 - Marmande, Garorock Festival
JULY
06 - Bobital, Festival Bobital
08 - Vienna, Metastadt Open Air
19 - Sheffield, Tramlines
20 - Cuxhaven, Deichbrand Festival
21 - Luzern, Blue Balls Festival
26 - Galway, Galway Arts Festival
27 - Derbyshire, Y Not Festival
28 - Oxfordshire, Truck Festival
AUGUST
16 - Tokyo, Summer Sonic Festival
18 - Osaka, Summer Sonic Festival
23 - Portsmouth, Victorious Festival
