Two Door Cinema Club fare better when they stick closer to their wheelhouse of charming electro-guitar pop, which they do on the bittersweet 'Sleep Alone' and the pretty title track. Songs such as 'Handshake' are never less than pleasant examples of the band's bright, bouncy dance-rock, but they're not particularly distinctive on the other hand, attempts to rock harder like 'Someday' aren't entirely successful either - the guitars don't just sound heavy, they sound weighed down, and the gulf between them and Alex Trimble's soothing vocals is nearly as big as the disconnect between the music and Beacon's borderline-saucy album cover. However, this polish comes at a price, and much of the nervy, scrappy energy that made Tourist History so appealing is missing from Beacon.

With Lee's assistance, the band made Beacon a more sophisticated-sounding set of songs: witness the clever chord changes and harmonies on 'Next Year,' the more prominent electronics on 'Wake Up,' the intriguing percussion on 'Pyramid,' and the big brass swells on 'Sun,' which make the song a knowing nod to the band's '80s influences. While that set of songs was already pretty sleek thanks to the production skills of Eliot James, the band opted to polish things further with the help of Jacknife Lee, who has worked with R.E.M., U2, Snow Patrol, and plenty of other epic-sounding artists. Hes gonna chase those dreams.Two Door Cinema Club returned with Beacon after a couple of years touring in support of their debut album, Tourist History. Hes not gonna be the one that sits by and lets life take his dreams. 'im gonna go for it' and even if I don't get it, at least I did my best. But he wants it to be known that if he isn't able to get that dream, if he isn't able to catch it, that he was worthy of catching it. Hes not completely changed yet, hence why I don't know if ill be here in themorning. And the narrator has chosen to be like that guy, to an extent. He knows that the ghosts can't get him if he knows they arent real.

The things that keep him from chasing those dreams are all imagined. He knows that the only barricade to his dreams is himself. He knows that he can get there, he can reach that dream. And then the last line just being cut into 'i was' makes it sound like he got it caught in his throat by the fact that hes no longer good enough. And the way he says it even though he sounds so confident, is also broken. Incredible - and hes telling himself, if he can't make it another night, let people know, that even though he isn't now, he was worthy of being with whoever it was. But the fact that hes telling himself he can do it, he can be alone, if he needs to be, is like. And the terror brought on by being alone would normally need an army to face, if it were real. The first is if you think about the lyrics in a romantic sense (which was the first thing I thought of the first time listening through this song) its about being strong enough to be alone after however long he wasn't. Okay, so me and a friend were brain storming. If in the morning I will be here and if so To places I have never been to just to find He needs no army where he's headed cause he knowsĪnd they can't hurt him if he can see them

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