I almost always get excited for concerts. When it comes to one of my favorite bands, however, the adrenaline hits like a ton of bricks. The band to which I am so lovingly referring is Two Door Cinema Club, an Northern Irish trio who exceed at putting on a damn good show. The throbbing club beats they blast before the set get the crowd pumped. But it is their allegiance to really upbeat and danceable music that really makes the show extraordinary.
Playing to a sold out crowd at the Royale, Two Door Cinema Club made quite an impression. Thursday night’s show was the first stop of its very last tour for 2010’s Tourist History, which has become a major success in the United Kingdom and the United States. After touring for a year and a half it would be understandable for its shows to become less exciting or energetic. TDCC has only gotten better, and its show ranks among the best live shows I have ever seen. Rocking Boston with its British charm, Two Door Cinema Club is a lot of sound and flavor wrapped in one preppy package. Khaki shorts or no khaki shorts, that trio knows how to put on a show.
Also on the bill were The Lonely Forest and Bombay Bicycle Club. The Lonely Forest—not to be mistaken for The Lonely Island—gave an impressive performance for a brand new band. As the lead singer put it, they are the “awkward little brothers” of the tour. Mixing pop sensibility with a hard rock core, TLF is a Northwest band that could come to hold its own. Second to open, Bombay Bicycle Club seriously added to the craziness of the show. A massive hit in the UK (which they call home), BBC is relatively unknown in the USA. The band just released its third album. Sounding like a mixture of the Maccabees’ quiet and Foals’ dynamic guitars, BBC hyped the crowd up so much that two (or three) guys jumped up on stage and had to be dragged off by angry security guards. The band played a good mix of songs, including hits like “Evening/Morning” and “Always Like This” as well as songs off their new album. Bombay Bicycle Club gave a rowdy performance that solidified my love for it.
I was dazzled with Two Door Cinema and the fan base they’ve created in Boston. They surmount any indie band out there when it comes to giving the crowd a good time and the best dance party.
Fans of Phoenix or Vampire Weekend should check out Two Door Cinema’s debut album.
Songs worth a listen: The Lonely Forest “We Sing in Time”; Bombay Bicycle Club “Always Like This”, “Shuffle”; Two Door Cinema Club “What You Know” “I Can Talk” “Something Good Can Work”
