It gave us time to work on ideas alone and bring different elements to it and share them without any pressure. We just started off hanging out and not doing music at all, and then whenever we felt comfortable with sharing ideas it was all done initially over email, which was cool because it wasn’t awkward. I guess it’s hard to be vulnerable and brave around people you’re not so close with. I think the distance was good because it meant that we didn’t have to straight away get in a room together and try and make songs, because that can be kind of awkward if you’re not getting on so well. Obviously we all like music, but I think we all have different favourite types of music, which is great.
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We’ve always been kind of been like that, though. I got into cooking and just normal stuff, you know? Playing football once a week with friends, going to the pub, going to gigs, making music for fun.ĭid living so far apart from one another during your time off help with gathering a variety of ideas and inspiration for this album? Did everyone bring something different to the table? It was cool! I had some DIY to do, put up some pictures, look up YouTube videos, learn some new skills… Just being a good house husband. I got married just before the last campaign and I’d not really lived anywhere properly before.
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We just needed a bit of time to experience something outside of the band. I think we all just became a bit unhappy because we were doing it all a bit too much and there was no balance between home life and work life, or any other side of life. It’s not as if there was ever a big argument or a big bust-up between us – that probably would’ve been better because you could pinpoint that problem pretty easily. We got pretty bad at communicating the little things. When you’re spending 24/7 with people who you’re working with and who you’re friends with, I think everything is magnified. Parallel that with the stress and anxiety of being in a broken family relationship, which I think is what our band kind of got to become at the end. We ended the campaign last time around with a few cancelled shows and that was brought about by illness, which I think was induced mostly by unhealthy living, being on the road, drinking too much and eating badly. It wasn’t so much a decision that would be putting it too nicely. I understand you guys have been on a self-imposed hiatus for the last few years. He doesn’t like speaking too much about the lyrics it’s nice for people to take what they want from a song. A few of the songs reflect on those sort of observations.
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I think something that hit him a lot was how people nowadays just seem to live their life a bit too much online and on social media. I can give it a go! I think, from Alex’s point of view, a lot of it was having the time off the road to reflect a bit on where the world was at. Can you tell me a bit about the album’s themes and what sort of things the album addresses? Gameshow is out tomorrow (Friday 14th October) in Australia. We spoke to Sam about the album and why a break was vital to the ongoing success of Two Door Cinema Club. Revitalised after a much-needed break from the rigours of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, frontman Alex Trimble, bassist Kevin Baird and guitarist Sam Halliday have reunited to release their third album, Gameshow. Being stuck in an exhausting cycle of recording, touring and promoting for four years had taken its toll, both physically and mentally, and the trio’s relationship was strained.įast forward to today, and it’s an entirely different story.
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The band originally from Northern Ireland was forced to curtail their 2014 tour (including, memorably, Splendour in the Grass) due to illness, which only compounded the feelings of frustration and discontent that had beset them. It’s been a testing few years for Two Door Cinema Club.