Two Door Cinema Club, Phoenix's opener at their 4/29/10 Stubb's show in Austin, were kind enough to sit down with Roxwel prior to their set and chat for a bit...somewhat nervously :-)  They're really pretty adorable, and each of them can't be much older than very early twenties.  Hailing from Northern Ireland, the band - comprised of Alex Trimble (lead vocals, guitar, synths, beats), Kevin Baird (bass, vocals) and Sam Halliday (guitar, vocals) - formed in 2007 and were picked up by Glassnote Records (also Phoenix's label) here in the U.S. and Kitsune Music in Europe.

Their music has a Phoenix-y essence about it, blending the electro-pop and indie-rock genres, and I found them to be quite fun.  It was definitely a good warm-up for Phoenix, and the exposure they're gaining from touring with the Grammy winners is undeniably the best move thus far in Two Door Cinema Club's short career. 

Their debut album, Tourist History, was just released in the U.S. on April 27.  During the interview, the band told us that their live show is not anything like the record, which makes me very interested in taking a listen to it.  Be sure to check out their MySpace or pick up the album, and we'll have HD footage of their live performance on the site soon so that you can see for yourself how their live and studio efforts vary. 

Also, just in case you're wondering (because I was after they said not to ask this in the interview yesterday), the name Two Door Cinema Club came about because one of the band members mispronounced the name of local theatre Tudor Cinema - just fyi.