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Beacon by Two Door Cinema Club
Beacon is an album by Two Door Cinema Club, released in 2012. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 16 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Sleep Alone”, on 15 lists with a best position of #22.
Beacon, the second album from Bangor's Two Door Cinema Club, came out on Kitsuné in 2012, and it finds the Northern Irish trio trading their bedroom-bright debut, Tourist History, for something roomier. Most of it was cut at producer Jacknife Lee's home studio in Los Angeles, and Lee gives Alex Trimble's voice, Sam Halliday's guitar and Kevin Baird's bass a wider, glossier frame without sanding off the nervy twitch.
The guitars still flicker and chatter, but the songs breathe more, leaning toward shimmering, melancholy indie pop; "Sleep Alone" is the sleek, yearning standout and "Sun" brings a brighter bounce. Even the sleeve has ambitions: it's a tribute to the French photographer Guy Bourdin, whom the band named as an inspiration while they recorded. It went straight to number one in Ireland and reached number two in the UK.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Beacon on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleep Alone | 15 | #22 | – | 2012–2014 | |
| 2 | Sun | 1 | #37 | – | 2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.