Tourist History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tourist History
Studio album by
Two Door Cinema Club
Released17 February 2010 (2010-02-17)
RecordedJune–July 2009
StudioEastcote (London)
Genre
Length32:30
LabelKitsuné
ProducerEliot James
Two Door Cinema Club chronology
Four Words to Stand On
(2008) 		Tourist History
(2010) 		Beacon
(2012)
Singles from Tourist History
  1. "Something Good Can Work"
    Released: 7 April 2009[3]
  2. "I Can Talk"
    Released: 23 November 2009[4]
  3. "Undercover Martyn"
    Released: 18 February 2010[5]
  4. "Come Back Home"
    Released: 12 July 2010[6]
  5. "What You Know"
    Released: 7 February 2011

Tourist History is the debut studio album by Northern Irish indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, released on 17 February 2010 by Kitsuné. The album is named for the reputation of the band's hometown, Bangor, as a tourist attraction.[7]

Tourist History won the Choice Music Prize for the 2010 Irish Album of the Year.[8][9] The band said it was the first award they had ever won[10][11] and donated the €10,000 prize money to charity.[12]

Recording[edit]

The band recorded the album at Eastcote Studios in London with Eliot James in July 2009, and was based in a studio adjacent to Duran Duran. The album was mixed at Phillipe Zdar's newly built studio, Motorbass, in Paris. Two Door Cinema Club were the second band to use Zdar's studio, the first being Phoenix, who recorded the Grammy Award-winning album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. During the mixing process, Zdar reportedly found it hard to understand the band's Irish accents over the first couple of days. Of working with Two Door Cinema Club, Zdar said to NME, "Their stuff was already tight—I was just able to give big bass, big highs and something a bit large! They are completely crazy about music—there is not one hour when they don't listen or download something from a blog. They remind me of me when I was a teenager."[13] The album was mastered by Mike Marsh at the Exchange in London.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[14]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound7/10[15]
NME7/10[16]
Q[17]
RTÉ[18]
State Magazine3/5[7]
The Times[19]

Tourist History received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on 12 reviews.[14] Lou Thomas of BBC Music described the album as showing "sporadic flashes of greatness", comparing the album to the works of Editors, Foals, and the Futureheads,[20] whilst Laura Silverman of The Times described the album as "an excited burst of short, simple indie pop songs driven by jangly guitars and punk rhythms".[19] Dom Gourlay of Drowned in Sound described the album as "mixing Bloc Party's guile and wisdom with a pop sensibility not normally associated with modern-day guitar oriented bands" and as a "more accessible and less po-faced Antidotes".[15]

Commercial performance[edit]

Tourist History debuted at number 46 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 5,071 copies, eventually peaking 62 weeks later at number 24, in May 2011.[21] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 22 July 2013,[22] and had sold 340,542 copies in the United Kingdom as of November 2016.[23]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday

No.TitleLength
1."Cigarettes in the Theatre"3:34
2."Come Back Home"3:24
3."Do You Want It All?"3:29
4."This Is the Life"3:30
5."Something Good Can Work"2:44
6."I Can Talk"2:57
7."Undercover Martyn"2:47
8."What You Know"3:11
9."Eat That Up, It's Good for You"3:45
10."You're Not Stubborn"3:10
Total length:32:30
Japanese edition bonus tracks[24]
No.TitleLength
11."Kids"3:04
12."Costume Party"3:27
Total length:39:09
Japanese deluxe edition bonus DVD[25]
No.TitleLength
1."Something Good Can Work" (music video) 
2."I Can Talk" (music video) 
3."What You Know" (music video) 
4."Undercover Martyn" (music video) 
5."Come Back Home" (music video) 
Deluxe edition bonus disc[26]
No.TitleLength
1."Kids"3:04
2."Undercover Martyn" (Whatever/Whatever Remix)8:27
3."I Can Talk" (French Horn Rebellion Remix)4:22
4."Come Back Home" (Is Tropical Chilla Black Edit)4:21
5."Undercover Martyn" (Jupiter Remix)3:43
6."I Can Talk" (Moulinex Remix)5:02
7."What You Know" (Cassian Remix)4:54
8."Come Back Home" (Myd Remix)5:06
9."Something Good Can Work" (Ted & Francis Remix)3:24
10."Undercover Martyn" (Softwar Remix)6:38
11."Something Good Can Work" (The Twelves Remix)4:09

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tourist History.[27]

  • Eliot James – recording, production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1–3, 8–10)
  • Philippe Zdar – mixing (tracks 4–7)
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Tal Amiran – additional drumming
  • Ben Dawson – trumpet (track 1)
  • Heather McCormick – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5)
  • Anthea Humphreys – backing vocals (tracks 3, 5)
  • Mathieu Meyer – design

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Tourist History
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 340,542[23]

Release history[edit]

Release history for Tourist History
Region Date Edition Label Ref.
Japan 17 February 2010 Standard
[24]
Australia 26 February 2010 Ministry of Sound Australia [44]
Ireland Kitsuné [45]
France 1 March 2010 [46]
United Kingdom [47]
Germany 5 March 2010 Cooperative Music [48]
United States 27 April 2010 Glassnote [49]
Japan 2 June 2011 Deluxe
  • Kitsuné
  • P-Vine
 [25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Young, Alex (3 May 2010). "Album Review: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Consequence. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Tourist History – Two Door Cinema Club". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Kitsuné : Something Good Can Work: Two Door Cinema Club: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ "I Can Talk – Single by Two Door Cinema Club". iTunes Store. Ireland. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Undercover Martyn by Two Door Cinema Club". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Come Back Home – EP by Two Door Cinema Club". iTunes Store. Ireland. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ^ a b Conboy, Patrick (26 February 2010). "Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". State Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  8. ^ Boyd, Brian (4 March 2011). "Bangor band wins top music prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  9. ^ Campos, Adelina (4 March 2011). "Choice Music Prize is won by Two Door Cinema Club". The Herald. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club Choice winners". RTÉ. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club win the Choice Music Prize". State Magazine. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  12. ^ Sweeney, Ken (4 March 2011). "Winners of Choice award keep Door open for charity". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  13. ^ "The Debut Albums You Need To Hear In 2010". NME. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Tourist History by Two Door Cinema Club Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  15. ^ a b Gourlay, Dom (24 February 2010). "Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  16. ^ McFee, Edwin (28 February 2010). "Album review: Two Door Cinema Club – 'Tourist History' (Kitsune)". NME. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014.
  17. ^ "Q's 50 Best Albums of 2010 – 47: Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Q. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010.
  18. ^ Guerin, Harry (4 March 2010). "Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". RTÉ. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010.
  19. ^ a b Silverman, Laura (27 February 2010). "Two-Door Cinema Club: Tourist History". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  20. ^ Thomas, Lou (19 February 2010). "Review of Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". BBC Music. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  21. ^ Jones, Alan (10 September 2012). "Official Charts Analysis: Vaccines rack up 44k sales of 2nd album". Music Week. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  22. ^ a b "British album certifications – Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". British Phonographic Industry. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  23. ^ a b Jones, Alan (21 October 2016). "Official Charts Analysis: Little Mix topple James Arthur from No.1 spot". Music Week. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Tourist History(初回限定盤)" (in Japanese). P-Vine Records. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  25. ^ a b "Tourist History(Deluxe Edition)" (in Japanese). P-Vine Records. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Tourist History: Deluxe Edition". Amazon. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  27. ^ Tourist History (liner notes). Two Door Cinema Club. Kitsuné. 2010. CDA025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  28. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  29. ^ a b "Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  30. ^ "Ultratop.be – Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  31. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  32. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 11. 20 March 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
  33. ^ "Lescharts.com – Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  34. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 10, 2011". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  35. ^ "GFK Chart-Track – Independent Albums: Week 1, 2011". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  36. ^ ツーリスト・ヒストリー | ツー・ドア・シネマ・クラブ [Tourist History | Two Door Cinema Club] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  37. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  38. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  39. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  40. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  41. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  42. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  43. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2012" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. p. 8. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  44. ^ "Tourist History – Two Door Cinema Club". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  45. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club – Tourist History". Tower Records Ireland. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  46. ^ "Tourist history – Two Door Cinema Club" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  47. ^ "Two Door Cinema Club: Tourist History". HMV. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  48. ^ "Tourist History". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  49. ^ "Tourist History". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tourist_History&oldid=1220957171"