Four years after the release of their first LP, Bright Like Neon Love, Cut Copy released In Ghost Colours to a wave of blog praise and indie-kid adoration. (They rode it all the way to a coffee shop for a quick chat.)
Ben Barna
May 21, 2008
Cut Copy knows how to drop a beat. Their live sets are spotted with moments when the bass fades and the drums become a light tap, leaving a melodic synth riff and a textured guitar that can’t quite overtake it. As lead singer Dan Whitford raises a hand in the air and points it to the sky, the other on the keys, the crowd—adrenaline rising—knows what comes next. The band so seamlessly brings a house vibe into their rock sound, it defies expectation and even explanation. While critics try to define the Cut Copy sound, the lads from Down Under just let it be. Their uncanny melding of dance and rock music comes naturally, they say. They just play the music they like.
If blending indie-rock and electronica is to the second half of this decade what mashing up metal and hip-hop was to the first, then consider Australia’s 
