Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow (2016) [FLAC]

  Genre: Rock
  Styles: Indie, Alternative
  Source: Deluxe 2CD (log + cue)
  Codec: FLAC
  Bit rate: ~ 1,000 kbps
  Bit depth: 16
  Sample rate: 44.1 kHz

  01 Are We Ready? (Wreck) (03:50)
  02 Bad Decisions (04:57)
  03 Ordinary (04:58)
  04 Gameshow (03:52)
  05 Lavender (03:55)
  06 Fever (04:41)
  07 Invincible (04:29)
  08 Good Morning (03:56)
  09 Surgery (04:36)
  10 Je Viens De La (03:44)

  11 Gasoline (03:39)
  12 Sucker (04:17)
  13 Ordinary (Sam Holiday Remix) (04:26)
  14 Bad Decisions (Kev's Summer Time Madness Remix) (06:10)
  15 Gameshow (Live at Bonnaroo 2016) (03:54)

  Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club transform into a glitzy disco and synth pop-infused powerhouse on their third studio album, 2016's Gameshow. Having garnered favorable attention for their infectious, dance-rock-heavy 2010 debut, Tourist History, the trio of singer/guitarist/programmer Alex Trimble, guitarist/singer Sam Halliday, and bassist/singer Kevin Baird immediately began expanding their sound on their follow-up, 2012's Beacon. However, where that album found them maturing with a softer musical palette and weightier emotionalism, Gameshow is a dynamic shift away from the buoyantly kinetic guitar-based approach of their first two albums. Which isn't to say they've completely abandoned their post-punk roots; tracks like the ferocious "Gameshow" and the dynamic "Surgery" are a perfect balance of Scary Monsters-era David Bowie and Seven and the Ragged Tiger-era Duran Duran. That said, the lion's share of Gameshow is filled with pulsing, neon-toned dance numbers that sound equal parts Giorgio Moroder and '70s Bee Gees. While name-dropping influences feels a bit too easy for the high quality of songwriting on display on Gameshow, the enthusiastic nature by which Two Door Cinema Club have clearly gravitated toward these old-school dance club sounds is worth mentioning. In that sense, the metamorphosis from garagey post-punk to hip, R&B-inflected disco also brings to mind the similar trajectory of contemporary acts like France's Phoenix and Canada's Arcade Fire. Thankfully, the album never sounds like a retro pastiche, and instead the band has found a sweet spot between vintage cool and modern sophistication