Their first song “Satan Said Dance”, is the band’s most dance-ish song, hence the name, and was a powerful way to start off their set.ĬYHSY mostly stuck with songs from their self-titled debut, filling their first half with songs like “The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth”, “In This Home On Ice” and “Details of the War”. While it was clear that most of the audience was there for Two Door Cinema Club, CYHSY did their best to keep up with audience expectations. Thankfully Davis was able to walk off, naturally dazed from the incident, but at least able to walk out with a little aid.Ĭlap Your Hands Say Yeah had to follow this concussion-causing performance, something many bands can’t say. With the exception of a few arm movements, it was too difficult to tell is Davis was okay as the security prepped for a emergency transport. Schultz and The National’s security came immediately to help Davis, who remained on the floor for about twenty minutes. Drummer Sebastien Schultz gave his all on drums, so much so that I believe I saw part of one of his sticks break off early in the set.īad Veins were definitely impressing, when about seven songs in, Benjamin Davis fell off stage, hitting his head on the metal guardrail and knocking himself out, abruptly ending the performance. Bad Veins has a great sound that differs from other guitar-drum pairings, thanks to Benjamin Davis’ vocals, lyrics and guitar. But the biggest surprise of the night, for better or for worse, came from the opening band Bad Veins.īad Veins is a rock duo from Cincinnati who play their blend of power-pop, while also using a reel-to-reel tape player presented in the middle of the stage. For one, CYHSY is known for their extremely lo-fi sound and independent self-released material that made them a minor hit in the mid-2000s, while TDCC’s album Tourist History is reminiscent of the European dance-rock of Phoenix and Maximo Park. The 2019 follow-up False Alarm-infused with Bowie-esque bombast and featuring collaborations with Zimbabwean Afro-fusion group Mokoomba and rapper Open Mike Eagle-further supports their mission to ensure that disco-punk remains fresh and always in fashion.Upon hearing the combination of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Two Door Cinema Club, I’ll admit, I was surprised. After taking time to recharge, they came back as furious as ever, with Trimble flashing his falsetto all over the glammed-up, funk-powered, Bee Gees-inspired boogies of 2016’s Gameshow.
But all that motion was taking its toll: “We as a band were beginning to crumble,” they admitted to Apple Music. Their 2010 debut album, Tourist History, bursts at the seams with pensive confessions disguised as infectious club anthems, including indie hit “What You Know” and the aforementioned “Something Good Can Work.” The trio then went into overdrive, bringing their tight, dynamic live shows across the world and quickly dropping sophomore album Beacon in 2012. Taking cues from indie-pop darlings like Phoenix and Foals, the band soon found their sweet spot, spiking playful melodies with punchy post-punk rhythms and sing-along choruses. In 2007, they rebranded as Two Door Cinema Club (a name inspired by the local Tudor Cinema) and decided to skip university to polish up their fidgety dance-punk demos. The trio had been honing that sound since they were teens, when singer/guitarist/programmer Alex Trimble, lead guitarist Sam Halliday, and bassist Kevin Baird formed the band Life Without Rory in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Since debuting with 2009’s joyous, jangly “Something Good Can Work,” Two Door Cinema Club have served as a high-energy antidote to, well, life with their bright electro-pop anthems.