


In December of 2009 the band was featured in the BBC's Sound Of 2010 Poll. Soon after, Two Door Cinema Club was working on their debut album at a recording studio in London. They released their first EP titled Four Words To Stand on in 2009, which was well received and followed it with the release of the single "Something Good Can Work", which featured in a television advertisement. They set up a myspace page which started gaining a lot of interest and the trio decided to quit their University degrees to focus on music. The band's name came about after Halliday mispronounced the name of the local cinema, Tudor Cinema, and it stuck. Highschool friends Alex Trimble and Sam Halliday were out on the town when they met Kevin Baird who was trying to get with some girls they knew.They soon found a common interest in music and started writing songs. Two Door Cinema Club are a band from Northern Ireland.Hailing from Northern Ireland, Two Door Cinema Club formed in 2007. The band formed in 2007 and is composed of three members: Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday, and Kevin Baird. Trimble and Halliday first met while attending Bangor Grammar School the pair later met Baird while he was flirting with girls who were known to his future bandmates. The three first performed as a band at the age of 16 on ATL Rock School under the name Life Without Rory the band finished in last place. Life Without Rory recorded three demos before disbanding the first, "Safe in Silence" and the second, "Conscripted By Choice" are still on the band's inactive MySpace page, while the third "You Missed the Point" can be viewed on YouTube. Trimble, Halliday and Baird formed another band shortly after the demise of their first musical project on this occasion, a permanent drummer was not included. An interim drummer by the name of Owen Bullington was appointed but was kicked out due to creative differences. The new band's name was taken from Halliday's mispronunciation of the name of the local cinema, the Tudor Cinema in 2007, Two Door Cinema Club was formed. Following an increased interest in the band's social network page, the three members forwent their university places and commenced work on studio material. HistoryĮarly releases and Four Words to Stand On (2007–2009)Īn EP entitled Four Words to Stand On was released on 26 March 2008 and received attention on a number of websites. The EP was self-recorded and produced and was mixed and mastered by Ryan Mitchell.
