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Performer Notes - Australian electro-pop outfit Cut Copy are among the legions of indie acts defecting en masse to the low-end thump of house music. While the patchwork quality of their debut, BRIGHT LIKE NEON LOVE, sounds like a band searching for an identity, their follow-up, IN GHOST COLOURS, is a more assured effort, revealing spirited pop songwriting chops amidst throbbing dance floor workouts. Pitched between the worlds of cheeky stadium rock-inspired irony and self-referential sampledelic electronica, Cut Copy's effusive crossover electro will win over pop fans of all persuasions.
Professional Reviews Spin (p.106) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith songs this hooky, it's impossible not to enjoy Cut Copy's lush new-wave revival."
Entertainment Weekly (p.117) - "COLOURS' instant anthems crackle with soaring vocals and fanciful, fluttering synths that rival the creations of Hot Chip..."
Uncut (p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] more ambitious melding of their influences: at its best, on 'Unforgettable Season' it suggest some enchanted alternative '80s..."
Alternative Press (p.146) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "If you're looking for a little warm blood pumping through the veins of your dance music...this is just about ideal. Every generation, it seems, gets the New Order they deserve; now, we have ours."
CMJ - "The back-to-back 'Out There On The Ice' and 'Lights And Music' are oh-so-80s and oh-so great, with killer synth breakdowns..."
Q (Magazine) (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The shimmering synths and throbbing bassline on 'Hearts On Fire' builds to a knockout chorus, while 'So Haunted' deftly straddles the dance-floor divide."
Clash (magazine) (p.119) - "IN GHOST COLOURS is soaked in the ghost of a thousand electrified axe pedals..."
URB (Magazine) (p.107) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "IN GHOST COLOURS sounds like Depeche Mode on Lorazepam -- dramatic, well enunciated and full of arpeggiated synthy goodness."
| Format: | CD | | Country: | USA | | UPC: | 602517570221 | | Studio/Live: | Studio | | Release Date: | 8 April 2008 |
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