Last December, their name appeared towards the bottom of the BBC's influential Sound of 2010 poll, the first time many had heard of them at all. 'But people have been able to discover us for themselves.' 'We certainly haven't been shoved into anyone's faces,' Baird says with considerable understatement. Until recently, the radio virtually ignored their singles they'd toured the UK four times before they received any press coverage at all. While crowds have flocked, there's been very little of the media exposure that usually accompanies an emerging group. The oddest aspect of Two Door's rise is that it has taken place virtually under the radar. Along the way, they have shifted 60,000 copies of their shimmering electropop debut, Tourist History. Their gigs – with the fans chanting 'Two Door! Two Door!' and singing along with every word – are some of the most euphoric on the circuit. This year, they have played two sellout UK tours and filled the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. Twelve months ago, they were supporting Delphic in 300-capacity venues. 'It flew straight into the oncoming traffic.'Īt the time, you wouldn't have put money on the County Down trio making it to the next town, but Two Door have become one of the unlikely success stories of 2010. 'We were on the dual carriageway, and one of the wheels came off,' he sighs, shaking his head.

'It was a pile of shit,' bassist Kevin Baird replies.

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