Music / Cut Copy’s In Ghost Colours
It was late afternoon in Sydney on a rare sunny summer’s day when I pressed play on Cut Copy’s latest album, In Ghost Colours, and immediately felt like I was in the midst of an awesome chilled out holiday. Hooked from track one, with the pop perfection of Feel the Love, I spent the next hour nodding my head to the trans-electro tapestry of emotional highs and lows, all encompassed by a smooth steady beat that drives each song with a sense of reckless love. Fans of Cut Copy stand united: we have a winner.
Tagged: , electronica, mashed-up music, Melbourne, Melbourne musicians
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SNAP! said | 13 April, 2008
I’ve heard a lot about these guys and finally got my hands on the album! Just love it! As an Australian living abroad, I always enjoy hearing about Aussie bands.
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John Giordani said | 5 April, 2008
Just checked them out on iTunes (can’t use Big Pond here unfortch) Great stuff! They are offering one of the tracks free for a limited time. “So Haunted” is the best ELO homage I have heard.