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| | In Ghost Colours | | | Music Artist : | | Cut Copy | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Modular Interscope | | Release Date : | | 2008-04-08 | | Store Price : | | $10.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Feel the Love
2. Out There on the Ice
3. Lights and Music
4. We Fight for Diamonds
5. Unforgettable Season
6. Midnight Runner
7. So Haunted
8. Voices in Quartz
9. Hearts on Fire
10. Far Away
11. Silver Thoughts
12. Strangers in the Wind
13. Visions
14. Nobody Lost, Nobody Found
15. Eternity One Night Only
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours 10/10
Submitted on: 2009-08-07 |
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The indie scene's love affair with dance music has always been an iffy proposition - from the two-step shuffle commonly associated with scenesters at concerts to the fairly awkward relationship many fans have with "cool" (read: hip, Pitchfork-approved, etc.) dance-rock, it's always been difficult to correspond "indie" to "dance" or vice versa. With the recent upswing in dance-oriented groups and accompanying critically-acclaimed albums like Hot Chip, Justice, and LCD Soundsystem, it's become okay, nay, necessary for fans formerly just fine with a four-piece rock band to kick out the DJ sets and neon shirts and actually move those Doc Martens.
The resulting over-saturation of electro-pop, techno-lite music has become impossible to ignore and even harder to tolerate, and so it's refreshing to hear a record like Australian group Cut Copy's sophomore effort In Ghost Colours, an album so unabashedly fun and free of postmodern irony that it's an almost unreasonably good time. A heady blend of `80s-tinged synth pop, whirling atmospheric electronica, and frothy, carefree pop, it's music that holds itself above no one and caters to everyone. And as you can guess, it's pretty damn catchy too.
It's all there on opener "Feel The Love," where a squelching burst of keyboards attached to a robust drum beat feeds into a guitar strumming along in major-key bliss while synths soar overhead, the bass pumps out a slinky disco groove and vocalist Dan Whitford's unassuming tenor holds it all together. Sounds like a lot? It is, and it's true of In Ghost Colours in general. The record is a massive pastiche of musical styles, a neon-bright watercolor of `80s new wave, rave-ready dance, and sunny pop melodies that keep everything nicely packed together into four-minute slices of old and new.
Producer Tim Goldworthy of DFA deserves much of the credit. He works seemingly effortless magic here, from the moody house jam of "Lights and Music" to the psychedelic space rock of "So Haunted" to the trippy, slow-jam mega-hit (in Australia, at least) "Hearts On Fire," infusing the band's disparate styles into a vigorous whole. Acoustic guitar and studio drums mesh unobtrusively with synthesizers and all manner of stereo effects, a gleaming array of instruments that rise and fall with Whitford's vocals but never overwhelm or clash. The sequencing is particularly well thought-out, separating many of the full tracks with one-minute mood pieces that enhance rather than detract from the record's flow and make fifteen tracks enjoyable rather than painfully long.
Perhaps the album's strongest point is its ability to take and borrow from dozens of influences, yet never come off as overly derivative or mere hacks, as so many of their scene peers have. "Far Away" is a sinfully catchy new wave piece that sounds like it was pulled out of a time machine from 1985, yet the splashes of live drumming, Whitford's not-too-little, not-too-much vocals and clattering synth breakdown are entirely `00s. "So Haunted" calls to mind a more optimistic Interpol, one with a penchant for suddenly uprooting their droning guitar for a brighter, keyboard-friendly chorus.
Even better, In Ghost Colours is full of genuine songs - forget dance-rock bands that catapult onto the scene with one smash hit and an album of filler. The sexy guitar pulse and spiraling chorus of "Nobody Lost, Nobody Found;" the out-of-left-field country-rock gem "Strangers In The Wind;" the cheerfully anthemic "Unforgettable Season;" this is a record that leaves a lasting impression and an overwhelming desire to go through it again, as a whole.
It's rare to find a collection of songs like In Ghost Colours, particularly in a genre and era where it's practically impossible to find something that hasn't been done before. Cut Copy are not revolutionaries of the dance-rock world, and the last thing In Ghost Colours has done is create something new and wholly original. Rather, it's an eclectic effort that is an excellent example of painstakingly refined craftsmanship; a purely pop album meticulously put together for maximum summer enjoyment, yet one that loses nothing in immediacy or creativity. A vibrant amalgam that will no doubt prove as timeless as pop music itself, it not only makes it okay to dance, it makes it f***ing righteous. |
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Best Album of the Year
Submitted on: 2009-07-16 |
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| Building upon their 2003 release (Bright Like Neon Love), in every way, Elektro Dance Punk group Cut Copy returns with an album of stunning magnitude. Everything on this album seems louder, richer, deeper, and better than the previous. Being Co-Produced by Tim Goldsworthy of DFA also seemed to help. This is a fun album, and radiates with positivity and joy. And the previous album was damn good. Most bands would not be able to acheive a sound of this magnitude. Yet CC went all the way. They took everything that was good and pushed it further. They have perfected their post mod almalgamation of retro 80's synth attacks, radical guitar riffs, vivid vocoder vocals, and dance pop beats that jump out of the speakers. The songs here are more fully realized, their potential has been fully explored and pushed. Creatively, they are in the same territory, no major shifts, except maybe more focus on overlapping sonic elements. From Day Glo Melodies to rainbow colored guitar hooks, everything is a blinding light you cannot resist. Just put on your wayfarers and pretend that the sun is out. Everything is polished to a gleam, and the beats are louder and radder than ever. The first single Lights and Music absolutely blows up. Lyrically, they are in the same territory although the songwriting has matured and the choruses absolutely blast themselves off the chart. Heart On Fire builds itself up with layers of sonic beauty into a huge thumping bass attack that you cannot stop dancing (or bobbing) to. Part Love Letter, part dance pop single, part 80's homage, the song is huge. There are also several interludes that give the album a larger than life feeling. Strangers In The Wind is a gorgeous, airy, melancholy tribute to lost love without losing it's danceability. This album has basically been playing in every dance club in every major city since it was released, it is that big. Cut Copy has a huge sound and after you get this album you will not forget that. |
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neontastic!!!
Submitted on: 2009-06-09 |
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| Cut Copy have definitely roared back with an even bigger sound than in their debut album fours years ago. The beats are heavier, the guitars are louder, and the vocals are more layered. This all makes for a great listen throughout the whole record. If you love new wave this is a must have! |
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A fantastic dance and electronic album
Submitted on: 2009-05-13 |
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This album was my introduction to Cut Copy and it was a great one. CC clearly echoes some of the 80's biggest hits (Depeche Mode, The Cure), but that's not a problem with me as they've managed to update the sound and make it uniquely their own.
My favorite tracks off the album are "Lights & Music", "Hearts on Fire", and "Far Away." If you don't want to get up and dance when you hear these songs you're out of your mind.
This album (although I first heard it in 09) has taken its place in my top 2008 albums. I highly recommend this to anyone. How about that? |
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Hopefully the next one won't take so long to be released!
Submitted on: 2009-04-20 |
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This was a great sophomore "Empire Strikes Back" level release. It contained all of the catchy melodies of the first, but produced at a much higher level, which in this case was not a bad thing. I have probably listened to it a hundred times over the last year and am still not tired of it. Now hopefully they can spit out a new one in less time than it took for this one to be released.
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