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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/two_door_cinema_club.jpg]]
2Two Door Cinema Club are an AlternativeRock / [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance-punk dance-punk]] band from Bangor in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland.
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4Their style has been compared to Editors, Music/{{Foals}} and the Futureheads. They are known for jangly guitars and dancy drum beats and synths. The band is probably best known in America, for their song "[[BreakthroughHit What You Know]]", which they have performed on ''Series/LateNight With Creator/JimmyFallon''.
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6!!Members
7* Alex Trimble, guitar, lead vocals, synth
8* [[TheQuietOne Sam Halliday]], lead guitar, backing vocals
9* Kevin Baird, bass, synth, backing vocals
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11In the studio, the drumming is programmed by the producer and band, but on tour their drummer is:
12* [[SixthRanger Benjamin Thompson]], touring drummer
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14!!Discography:
15* ''Tourist History'' (2010, Kitsune), this was certified gold.
16* ''Beacon'' (2012, Kitsune)
17* ''Gameshow'' (2016, Creator/{{Parlophone|Records}})
18* ''False Alarm'' (2019, PIAS and Transgressive)
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21!!Tropes from this band include:
22* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Averted because their drummer isn't a person. It's a computer.
23* AWildRapperAppears: Open Mike Eagle on the track "Nice To See You".
24* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: [[http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/61287969/Two+Door+Cinema+Club+PNG.png Just look.]]
25* {{Deadpan Snarker}}s: From the "Changing of the Seasons" video:
26-->'''Interviewer''': How many bands do you believe have adopted the Two Door Cinema Club ethos?\
27'''The band''': 37.
28* NewSoundAlbum: ''Beacon'' sounds more spacey and quieter than the more punk-influenced ''Tourist History''.
29* PerformanceVideo: What You Know. Sort of. Also counts as a mild BusbyBerkeleyNumber.
30%%* TheQuietOne: Sam.
31* SharpDressedMan: The band usually performs in matching business casual.

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