False Alarm (album)

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False Alarm
Studio album by
Two Door Cinema Club
Released21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)
Studio
Genre
Length40:25
Label
ProducerJacknife Lee
Two Door Cinema Club chronology
Gameshow
(2016) 		False Alarm
(2019) 		Lost Songs (Found)
(2020)
Singles from False Alarm
  1. "Talk"
    Released: 18 March 2019
  2. "Satellite"
    Released: 24 April 2019
  3. "Dirty Air"
    Released: 21 May 2019
  4. "Once"
    Released: 19 June 2019

False Alarm is the fourth studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 21 June 2019 by Prolifica Inc. and PIAS Recordings.[3][4] The album was preceded by four singles, "Talk", "Satellite", "Dirty Air" and "Once".

Writing and development[edit]

After ending their tour in support for their previous album, Gameshow (2016), the band started writing new ideas while on the road.[5] In an interview with Digital Spy in June 2018, lead singer Alex Trimble revealed that the band was working on an album and that there would be "interesting" collaborations with other artists.[6]

Release and promotion[edit]

On 11 February 2019, Two Door Cinema Club released a teaser video on their social media accounts to tease a new album with the caption "Album 4 – who's ready?"[7]

The lead single, "Talk", was released on 18 March 2019.[8]

The band's second single, "Satellite", was released on 24 April 2019. On the same day, the band revealed details about the new album, and hosted a live stream on their Facebook page. A copy of the album artwork was also launched into space minutes before the live stream began.[9]

The album was announced to have been pushed back a week to 21 June 2019 due to a "vinyl factory issue" on 20 May 2019.

The third single, "Dirty Air", was released on 21 May 2019, followed by "Once" on 19 June 2019.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Clash9/10[11]
DIY[12]
Gigwise[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
The Irish Times[16]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[17]
NME[18]
Q[10]

False Alarm received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews.[10]

In a four out of five star review, Matt Collar of AllMusic called the album "a colorful, good-time album by a band that's maturing, and having fun at the same time."[1] Nick Lowe of Clash gave the record a highly positive review, saying, "On this record, the three piece are as creative and alluring than ever before, and it solidifies the band's place at the top of their game. Through wide-eyed vulnerability and reflective song writing, False Alarm is a game-changing record for the future of indie-rock."[11]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday, Kevin Baird and Garrett "Jacknife" Lee

No.TitleLength
1."Once"3:18
2."Talk"4:24
3."Satisfaction Guaranteed" (featuring Mokoomba)3:47
4."So Many People"4:41
5."Think"3:51
6."Nice to See You" (featuring Open Mike Eagle)6:13
7."Break"2:08
8."Dirty Air"4:03
9."Satellite"4:19
10."Already Gone"3:41
Total length:40:25

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of False Alarm.[19]

Two Door Cinema Club[edit]

  • Kevin Baird – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Sam Halliday – guitar
  • Alex Trimble – vocals, guitars, percussion, keyboards

Additional personnel[edit]

  • Ben Thompson – drums
  • Jacknife Lee – keyboards, guitar, programming, percussion, production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 3–5, 7, 10)
  • Matt Bishop – engineering
  • John Davis – mastering
  • Will Parton – recording assistance
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Joel Davies – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Charles Haydon Hicks – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Laura Hayden – backing vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6)
  • Mokoomba – backing vocals (track 6)
  • Aleksandra Kingo – photography, artwork
  • Annelise Keestra – graphic design

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for False Alarm
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 117
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 147
French Albums (SNEP)[23] 128
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 73
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 28
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[26] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 144
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32] 11
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[33] 38

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. "False Alarm – Two Door Cinema Club". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ Williams, Sophie (29 August 2021). "Two Door Cinema Club at Reading Festival 2021: heady anthems from indie survivors". NME. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. ^ Sicurella, Savannah (22 May 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club Share Their Newest Disco-Pop Single, "Dirty Air"". Paste. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. ^ Newstead, Al (22 May 2019). "First Spin: Two Door Cinema Club turn air pollution into dance-pop on 'Dirty Air'". ABC. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mozafari, Lawrence (17 April 2018). "Two Door Cinema Club talk new album – 'we're getting ready'". DIY. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ^ El, Hunt (18 June 2018). "Two Door Cinema Club tease new album with "interesting" collaborations". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ Daly, Rhian (11 February 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club tease new music with bright video". NME. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club return with 'Talk'". DIYmag. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ^ Arteche, Michelle (25 April 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club announces new album, shares new single 'Satellite' – listen". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ a b c "False Alarm by Two Door Cinema Club Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b Lowe, Nick (17 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". Clash. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  12. ^ Wright, Lisa (21 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". DIY. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  13. ^ Hedderman, Zara (18 June 2019). "Album Review: Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". Gigwise. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  14. ^ Petridis, Alexis (13 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club: False Alarm review – charisma-free truth bombs". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  15. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (20 June 2019). "Album reviews: The Raconteurs – Help Us Stranger, Hot Chip – A Bath Full of Ecstasy and Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  16. ^ Hedderman, Zara (18 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club: False Alarm review – inflammable pop material". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  17. ^ Rathore, Bobby (14 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club return to the fold with eclectic, genre-splitting album False Alarm". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  18. ^ Richards, Will (19 June 2019). "Two Door Cinema Club – 'False Alarm' review". NME. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  19. ^ False Alarm (liner notes). Two Door Cinema Club. Prolifica Inc. 2019. PROINC002CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #531". auspOp. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Lescharts.com – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Two Door Cinema Club". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Top 20 Independent – Week Ending 28 Jun 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  27. ^ "False Alarm | Two Door Cinema Club". Oricon. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  29. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Two Door Cinema Club – False Alarm". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  32. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  33. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2020.


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