The group's remixes of Phoenix's 'Lasso' and Chew Lips' 'Salt Air' also appeared that year, and by the end of 2009, they were among the acts featured in the BBC Sound of 2010 Poll. That summer, Two Door Cinema Club recorded their debut album in London's Eastcote Studios with Eliot James, which they mixed with producer Philippe Zdar in Paris that fall. Fortunately, the gamble paid off - the group's debut EP, Four Words to Stand On, was released in January 2009 by the hip French label Kitsuné to positive reviews and music blog buzz, which grew with the release of April's single 'Something Good Can Work.'

The trio began playing as Two Door Cinema Club in 2007 and skipped going to university to focus on the band. Trimble and Halliday met in school, and then hooked up with Baird through mutual friends. Hailing from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club features singer/guitarist/programmer Alex Trimble, guitarist/singer Sam Halliday, and bassist/singer Kevin Baird. Top Ten and paved the way for 2019's new wave-inspired False Alarm and 2022's Keep On Smiling. They continued to evolve, landing in the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 with 2012's Beacon, and experimenting with Giorgio Moroder-esque disco and synth pop on 2016's Gameshow. Along the way, the band earned favorable comparisons to Phoenix and the Postal Service. Mixing guitar-driven, post-punk hooks with dancey, electronic polish, Northern Ireland's Two Door Cinema Club first gained attention with 2010's Tourist History and singles like 'Something Good Can Work' and 'Undercover Martyn.' The record hit number one on the Irish independent albums chart, and landed on the BBC Sound of 2010 Poll.

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