In interviews with NME and Annie Mac, the trio have discussed how their comeback single focuses on frontman Alex Trimble trying to figure out his place within his generation. The epitome of sleek, then, whilst maintaining Two Door’s knack for making you need to dance. It’s a track that possesses a polished minimalism – there’s few more pieces added throughout, just a children’s choir “nah nah nah”-ing at various points and subtle layers of zipping guitar. The band have cited Prince, Bowie, Miguel and Kanye West as influences on this album and you can definitely hear the effect of the first two here in the track’s loping bass groove and jittering, spidery guitar line respectively. The first track from the band’s third album (“out soon”, they mysteriously told Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac), it’s a proper hint at what to expect from the County Down boys’ return.

‘Are We Ready? (Wreck)’ doesn’t change that trajectory. They’ve also always made a habit of progressing, ramping up the sophistication on each release, which sounds like an obvious move for a band to make, but is one of those things that can often be easier said than done. Two Door Cinema Club‘s music has always been sleek, even on 2010 debut album ‘Tourist History’.

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