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Catalog Number: PROINC032V1 Color: Magenta Format: LP UPC: 5400863088361 Two Door Cinema Club's fifth album is called Keep On Smiling, and its artwork features a vibrantly lustrated beachside scene. It's an upbeat mood enhanced by plenty of the music here. The Bangor trio continues to find fresh ways to decorate a light base of indie guitar pop with strands of funk, electro, and disco. Recalling early singles "Something Good Can Work" and "What You Know with its hurtling riffs and ebullient bounce, "Wonderful Life" carries an indelible chorus that counsels letting go of anger. Afforded the time and space to fully immerse themselves in the writing and recording process, the band adopted a freer, more collaborative approach to the creative process with Keep On Smiling. The album was written and produced by the band both during and coming out of lockdown, with additional production from Jacknife Lee (Bloc Party, The Killers, Taylor Swift) and Dan Grech Marguerat (Halsey, Lana Del Rey, George Ezra).