Since bursting onto the Australian dance music scene in 2004 with the glorious, sunshine-soaked electro-pop effort Bright Like Neon Love, Cut Copy (based in Melbourne, Australia) have been rocking dancefloors and stages across the country and the globe in a way not many other Australian artists are able to match.
Drawing influences from a wide array of sources – everywhere from eighties new-wave and synthpop, the kind of music Cut Copy put out is hard to pidgeonhole into one single genre. If you’ve given their critically-acclaimed sophomore record In Ghost Colours a listen, then you’ll understand the sort of magic Cut Copy are working here – an intoxicating mix of New Order-esque pop, dancing-shoes friendly beats, fluttering synths and whimsical vocals make it difficult to skip past. Check out the charming video for lead single, ‘Hearts on Fire‘ here. (Australians: who else remembers this as the soundtrack to 2008? I know I sure have some great memories of drunkenly holding hands with strangers and shouting out the lyrics into the sky…)
Internationals may recognise the name Cut Copy after seeing them support the French electro powerhouse Daft Punk on the Nevereverland tour, as well as acts such as Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand – a seriously impressive addition to their already stellar list of achievements. Cut Copy, incidentally, have also knocked back offers of a support slot a schizophrenic, colourful list of big-name artists, including Lady GaGa, Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails. Such a disparate mix of names would indicate that the joyous energy that Cut Copy are pumping out transcends barriers of genre and trends – accessible and highly appealing, with a longevity that seems lacking often in the genres Cut Copy are working within.
With a new album to be released in January 2011 on Australian-based label Modular Recordings, Cut Copy have released a single from their as-yet unnamed record, and it’s available to download on the website. For the small price of your email address and membership of their mailing list, you can preview ‘Where I’m Going’ – yet another reinvention in sound for them, recalling the vibey, carefree feel of the Beach Boys (no, really – stay with me, here!) while retaining the shimmering, dancey infectiousness of their previous efforts. Check it out on the Cut Copy website!
