Katherine Rodgers of NME stated the album 'blitzes in on a flurry of discordant, M83-style synth-fuzz, and while it doesn't stray far from their trademark tinkly guitar lines and infectious choruses, it's laced with New Order-ish disco trimmings.' Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly commented the album 'tempers its galloping pop gait with frontman Alex Trimble's Ben Gibbard-y confessionals. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on 18 reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresīeacon received generally positive reviews from music critics. So it's learning to be in touch with the people you leave behind and learning to just deal with the ridiculousness of it all.' The documentary was filmed by Gregg Houston (Babysweet Sessions), a friend of the band. In relation to touring, lead singer Trimble explained, 'The past few years have sort have been not necessarily a struggle, but a learning curve. What We See įrom 24 August to 10 September 2012, the band released a four-part documentary titled What We See, which depicts their European summer tour prior to the release of Beacon. The album was reissued on 28 October 2013 including the song ' Changing of the Seasons', which was released as the lead single from the EP of the same name. 'Next Year' was released as the album's third single on 15 February 2013, followed by 'Handshake' on. The album's second single, ' Sun', was released on 16 November 2012. 'Sleep Alone' was released as the lead single from Beacon on 20 July 2012. Two Door Cinema Club teased a second album throughout 20, frequently playing the songs 'Handshake', 'Settle', ' Sleep Alone', and 'Wake Up' live before the album was announced.

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