Gameshow (album)

Following their extensive touring cycle after the release of their EP Changing of the Seasons the band began work on their third studio album. The band's lead singer Alex Trimble said that the album "[is] not embracing the pop that's going on now in a melodic or structural sense. The two biggest influences for me were Prince and Bowie – both total pioneers who straddled that line between out-there pop and avant garde craziness."{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/two-door-cinema-club-announce-details-of-their-third-album-gameshow-and-share-new-single-are-we-ready-wreck-__15342/|title=Two Door Cinema Club announce third album, share new single|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=1 August 2016}} The album was recorded in Los Angeles and was produced with Beacon collaborator Jacknife Lee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/two-door-cinema-club/94225|title=Two Door Cinema Club reveal details of third album 'Gameshow|work=NME|access-date=1 August 2016}}

On 8 June 2016, a short teaser titled "Two Door Cinema Club" was uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel after two years of inactivity, which sparked fan speculation of the band's return.{{cite web|last=Two Door Cinema Club|title=Two Door Cinema Club|date=8 June 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7WKRe7Fp4s|access-date=1 August 2016|via=YouTube}} Similar videos were uploaded to the band's official Facebook page and were revealed to be snippets from an upcoming documentary chronicling the recording process of Gameshow.

The album's lead single, "Are We Ready? (Wreck)", was released on 14 June 2016. The band also revealed the album's artwork and title as well as releasing a pre-order link. The single was performed at the Glastonbury Festival.

"Bad Decisions" was released as the album's second single on 29 July 2016.

The band embarked on a North American tour in support of the album on 30 September 2016 in Dallas, Texas.

{{Album ratings

| MC = 67/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gameshow/two-door-cinema-club|title=Reviews for Gameshow by Two Door Cinema Club|website=Metacritic|access-date=17 October 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/gameshow-mw0002957507|title=Gameshow - Two Door Cinema Club review|author=Matt Collar|website=AllMusic|access-date=18 October 2016}}

| rev2 = Consequence of Sound

| rev2score = C{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/10/album-review-two-door-cinema-club-gameshow/|title=Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow|author=Karen Gwee|website=Consequence of Sound|date=11 October 2016|access-date=20 October 2016}}

| rev3 = DIY

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2016/10/13/two-door-cinema-club-gameshow-album-review|title=Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow|author=Tom Connick|work=DIY Magazine|date=13 October 2016 |access-date=20 October 2016}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/13/two-door-cinema-club-gameshow-album-review|title=Two Door Cinema Club: Gameshow review|author=Alexis Petridis|work=The Guardian|date=13 October 2016|access-date=18 October 2016}}

| rev5 = The Line of Best Fit

| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/two-door-cinema-club-gameshow|title=Gameshow by Two Door Cinema Club review|author=George Meixner|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=18 October 2016}}

| rev6 = NME

| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/two-door-cinema-club/16592|title=Two Door Cinema Club - 'Gameshow' Review|author=Mark Beaumont|work=NME|access-date=17 October 2016}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gameshow/two-door-cinema-club|title=Reviews for Gameshow by Two Door Cinema Club|work=Q|access-date=20 October 2016}}

}}

Gameshow received generally positive reviews from critics. Metacritic gives the album a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/gameshow/two-door-cinema-club|title = Gameshow by Two Door Cinema Club|website = Metacritic}}

Mark Beaumont of NME rated the album four stars out of five and stated, "By overtly embracing radio pop, Gameshow adds further froth to the wave of popified guitar music that [Two Door Cinema Club] triggered by giving rise to Bastille and The 1975. That they do it with such panache, melody and inventive edge will further inspire this new synthetic indie strain to hold themselves to higher artistic standards and maybe even become a full-blown genre worth worshipping. Kelly Pennell called it Essex's album of the year 2015." Consequence of Sound said "Irish indie pop outfit dig into the '80s for an impersonal, but professional new album."

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird, Sam Halliday and Garret Lee, except where noted

| title1 = Are We Ready? (Wreck)

| length1 = 3:50

| title2 = Bad Decisions

| length2 = 4:57

| title3 = Ordinary

| length3 = 4:59

| title4 = Gameshow

| length4 = 3:52

| title5 = Lavender

| writer5 = {{hlist|Trimble|Baird|Halliday|Lee|Jesse Shatkin|Sean Foreman}}

| length5 = 3:55

| title6 = Fever

| length6 = 4:42

| title7 = Invincible

| writer7 = {{hlist|Trimble|Baird|Halliday|Lee|Rory Wynne Andrew}}

| length7 = 4:28

| title8 = Good Morning

| length8 = 3:56

| title9 = Surgery

| length9 = 4:36

| title10 = Je Viens De La

| length10 = 3:45

| total_length = 43:01

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/gameshow-deluxe-edition/1123060629 |title=Gameshow (Deluxe Edition) by Two Door Cinema Club |website=iTunes Store |location=United Kingdom |access-date=8 October 2016}}

| title11 = Gasoline

| length11 = 3:39

| title12 = Sucker

| length12 = 4:17

| title13 = Ordinary

| note13 = Sam Holiday Remix

| length13 = 4:26

| title14 = Bad Decisions

| note14 = Kev's Summer Time Madness Remix

| length14 = 6:10

| title15 = Gameshow

| note15 = live at Bonnaroo 2016

| length15 = 3:54

| total_length = 62:54

}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Gameshow.{{cite AV media notes |title=Gameshow |type=liner notes |others=Two Door Cinema Club |publisher=Parlophone |year=2016 |id=0190295936709}}

• Alex Trimble – vocals, guitar, synthesizers, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
• Kevin Baird – bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
• Sam Halliday – guitar, synthesizers, vocals

• Jacknife Lee – production, recording, additional guitars, keyboards, programming
• Matt Bishop – production assistance, recording
• Alan Moulder – mixing
• John Davis – mastering
• Mike Lythgoe – design
• Baker & Evans – photography

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