![]() ![]() The fantastically titled Eat That Up It’s Good For You meanwhile successfully melds eerie electronica with some African influenced guitar licks. ![]() There are some slow burners too, such as Do You Want It All, in which Alex Trimble’s affecting falsetto sings a naggingly hypnotic chorus, before transforming into a coda which should have indie discos across the country packing the dancefloors. Take Undercover Martyn for instance, which after charming with slinky verses and a bemusing yet endearing chorus of “to the basement, people!” suddenly explodes into guitar-fueled colour to genuinely thrilling effect. ![]() ![]() There’s a confidence and swagger that’s very pleasing – every so often, a track will burst into life. I Can Talk, another single, is similarly terrific – even if the intro is seemingly lifted from Futureheads‘ Hounds Of Love and the whole tune sounds very reminiscent of Foals’ Hummer. The latter, one of their earliest singles, is one of the best tracks here, with shades of Vampire Weekend in the guitar riff and an addictively feelgood, uplifting chorus. And when they produce songs as accomplished and confident as I Can Talk or Something Good Can Work, it’s impossible not to fall under their spell. They don’t sound particularly original or revolutionary, but at least they’re not pretending to be. Their songs are instantly likeable and catchy, they sound genuinely exciting at times and already seem like pop stars in waiting. And if you’re wondering whether the world really needs another Foals and Bloc Party hybrid, you’d be forgiven.Įxcept that Two Door Cinema Club are a much better prospect than the generic indie guitar trio that they appear at first glance to be. It’s this latter category that Belfast’s Two Door Cinema Club, who were named on the longlist of Sound of 2010 but who failed to make the top 5, fall into. We have quirky female songstresses, electropop types, grime MCs and angular indie merchants. So, as it turns out, the BBC’s Sound Of 2010 is much as the same as the Sound of 2009. ![]()
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