TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB ｜ SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK - TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB ｜ SOMETHING GOOD CAN WORK
What this video is
Released in 2009 as the debut single from Two Door Cinema Club's forthcoming album Tourist History, 'Something Good Can Work' arrived at a pivotal moment for UK indie music. Signed to the hip Parisian label Kitsuné Musique, the band represented a new wave of internationally-minded Northern Irish guitar-pop that blended jangly indie guitar lines with dancefloor-ready synth energy. The video's Gran Canaria location…
Why it matters
This video is a key early document of the Kitsuné-signed Northern Irish indie-electropop wave, representing the genre moment when UK post-punk guitar bands began absorbing continental European dance and electro influences. Its sun-drenched, low-budget location aesthetic became a touchstone visual…
The director
Ross Elliot Cooper and Bugsy Riverbank Steel are British directors who collaborated under the OneInThree production banner. Bugsy Riverbank Steel is an award-winning commercials director celebrated for combining in-camera special effects with post-production…
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