In Ghost Colours | 
 enlarge | Manufacturer: Modular/Interscope
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $8.99
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 595
Genre: international-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0 Minutes
ASIN: B0017I7390
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
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Far more fun than the eighties actually were at the time, the second album from Melbourne's Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours, is one of the slickest and most varied reinterpretations of the era to appear in the last five years. Selective nostalgia means that every sound from the past is open to reappraisal and Cut Copy have moved on from the sometimes slavish devotion to New Order that dominated their first album, 2004's enjoyably familiar Bright Like Neon Love. By comparison In Ghost Colours is nearer to the dense pop of Electronic, Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner's often overlooked collaboration, especially the brash, acoustic guitar driven opener "Feel The Love" and the brash "Lights and Music". But on tunes like the lush "Hearts On Fire" and the more abrasive "So Haunted", Dan Whitford and crew also nod to the experimental pop of the Cure and Depeche Mode and the now familiar sonic attack that My Bloody Valentine originated (and Snow Patrol eventually turned into pop). Less obviously, late period ELO, increasingly adored by studio heads, prove to be an influence. The producer here is none other than DFA's Tim Goldsworthy, and though Cut Copy are far from the bittersweet hedonism of his other recent clients Hercules And Love Affair, In Ghost Colours works both as contemporary dance-rock and, edited without gaps, as a complete album.--Steve Jelbert
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 Shimmering Eighties Synth Pop!! November 11, 2008
Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria)
I was at a friend's place a few weeks ago and the TV was tuned to a dance music channel when this crackling Dance number came on. I took note of the song title, "Hearts on fire" as well as the act, Cut Copy.
Cut Copy are an Australian trio and they sound very much like the groups that took up residence in the British top 20 singles charts in the eighties; Human League, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran et all. "In ghost colours" is apparently their sophomore album. I half expected it to be filled with dance numbers but the album is split between Dance songs and dreamy Synth Pop.
"Out there on the ice", the deliriously catchy "Lights and music" (with swirling synths, ghostly harmonies and a guitar break; Madonna would kill for this song), "Far away", and "Nobody lost, nobody found" fall into the dance category. There a few psychedelic sounding instrumental interludes; "We fight for diamonds", "Voices in quartz", "Silver thoughts", and "Visions".
"Feel the love" is a sunny sixties sounding Pop song with lovely harmonies. Still upbeat are "Unforgettable season", and the shimmery rocker "So haunted" (one of my favourites). The rest are ballads; "Midnight runner" (with disembodied harmonies sounding like The Fleet Foxes), the gently stomping "Strangers in the wind" and the gentle floaty "Eternity one night only".
I must say, this album far exceeded my expectations. One of my favourite Dance/Pop albums of 2008.
addictive 80's inspired electropop album - upbeat music with melancholy lyrics October 23, 2008
number16 (boston, ma)
I love this album so much that I have had a hard time listening to other albums because this one is so good. The music is upbeat and danceable or very downtempo with intriguing melancholy lyrics - the perfect synthesis that represents the best of eighties synthpop like pet shop boys and new order. It sits right between the nexus of pop, electronica, and alt rock.
If you love to dance and appreciate the irony of 80's alternative music - then I highly recommend this album!!!
 4.5 stars... One of 2008's best albums October 18, 2008
Paul Allaer (Cincinnati)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Australia's Cut Copy has released a couple of interesting albums before (2004's Bright Light Neon Love and 2006's Fabridrive.29,) but the band hasn't jelled completely before until this fantastic release, their 3rd album.
"In Ghost Colours" (15 tracks, 51 min.) brings 11 tracks intermixed with 4 short instrumental tunes. From the opening track of "Feel the Love", the band brings an energized and sing-along "Feel the Love", and it starts an almost non-stop dance party. Great tracks follow one after another, including "Lights and Music" (UK single). At times this album feels like an updated Pet Shop Boys for the 21st century (and that is a compliment). One of the few mishaps is "So Haunted". Amazingly, track 8 "Voices In Quartz" is, when you hear it in isolation, a straight retreat to Tangerine Dream era-late 70's (all of 1'20 min. of it), but it then leads into to 2 best tracks of the album, "Hearts On Fire" (UK single), which towards the end reminds of New Order with the guitar solo, and then "Far Way", my favorite song on the album. Can anyone resist this hopping-head-bobbing sound? I don't think so. Dance on!
In all, this is a fantastic album, and one of my favorites of the year. I had the good fortune of seeing these guys at the Monolith festival (at the Red Rocks near Denver) last month, and they put on a tremendous show, playing many of the tunes from "In Ghost Colours". Even though they played their set in the mid-afternoon, they got the place rocking and dancing. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Great album! September 15, 2008
Jozef Kenar (Chicago, IL)
As much as I liked Bright Like Neon Love with its disco inspired tunes, In Ghost Colors still has the same Cut/Copy feel with a more alternative approach. Great album. Definitely recommend it.
My favorite Cut Copy cd - so far August 30, 2008
Blue Hen (Bear, DE USA)
Another batch of of tasty songs, spacey synthesizer work, and, a bit more guitar edge as compared to their first album. CC follows their own vision and avoids formulaic pop tunes. Take for example, Strangers in the Wind, a slightly melancholy synth trip that takes off, winds and climbs and 4:40 later sets you down in a different place. The best albums always take a few listens to study and appreciate and for me this is one of those albums.
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