In Ghost Colours

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In Ghost Colours
Studio album by Cut Copy
Released March 22, 2008[1]
Recorded 2007[2]
Genre Electropop
Alternative dance[3]
Length 50:35
Label Modular
Producer Tim Goldsworthy, Cut Copy[2]
Professional reviews
Cut Copy chronology
FabricLive.29
(2006)		 In Ghost Colours
(2008)

In Ghost Colours is the second studio album by Australian band Cut Copy. It comprises 15 tracks in total, including a re-recorded version of the single "Hearts on Fire". The album was originally planned as an Australian release for 2007, but was delayed until 2008 to accommodate a simultaneous international debut of the recording.[2]

Contents

[edit] Structure

The album's sound has been mostly singled out for its positive, uptempo melodies, and its juxtaposition of numerous styles, creating "an album that draws together the sweaty live energy of an Indie rock gig with the synths and bleeps of house and electronica, along with the ever-present 80s influence and now, even a dash of 60s psychedelia thrown in for good measure."[4] Lead vocalist Dan Whitford has gone on the record as saying that the sound of In Ghost Colours is the closest the band have come to the sound they're after:

The album is a lot more realized than the first one. I think all of us, when we think of the first one, we agree we sort of got half way there. But on the new one we got a lot closer to the sort of sounds we're after. There are some different aspects to it - more layered, more dynamic, as well as some more loud, dance-y sections to it. And with the guitar there were many-layered sections as well. It got the real highs and lows, the real floaty bits, which I think is sort of a secret to our sound, with a lot of segues so that it just sort of flows together. And I think it's a lot more, kind of... complete.[5]

Pitchfork Media in its reviews stated: "If the pastichey Bright Like Neon Love felt more like an opportunistic patchwork quilt of other people's sounds and ideas, the hugely enjoyable In Ghost Colours feels light, confident, and unencumbered by the dictates of fashion."[6]

[edit] Release and reception

In Ghost Colours was released in Australia on March 22, 2008[1], in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2008 and in the United States on April 8 2008.[7]

In Ghost Colours marked the band's debut to the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, reaching number-one on March 30, 2008.[citation needed] The album also marked the band's debut to the Billboard album charts where it peaked at 167 on its week of release.[8]

Initial critical response to In Ghost Colours was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 17 reviews.[9] Pitchfork rated the album an 8.8 and named it the fourth greatest record of 2008.[10][11]

[edit] Charts

Charts (2008) Peak
position
Australia 1
Finland 32[12]
U.S.A 167

[edit] Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Drowned In Sound UK 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #3[13]
The Times UK 100 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #2[14]
Pitchfork Media USA 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #4[15]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Feel the Love" – 4:28
  2. "Out There on the Ice" – 4:58
  3. "Lights & Music" – 4:37
  4. "We Fight for Diamonds" – 1:02
  5. "Unforgettable Season" – 3:13
  6. "Midnight Runner" – 2:33
  7. "So Haunted" – 4:27
  8. "Voice in Quartz" – 1:21
  9. "Hearts on Fire" – 4:53
  10. "Far Away" – 4:56
  11. "Silver Thoughts" – 0:29
  12. "Strangers in the Wind" – 4:44
  13. "Visions" – 1:10
  14. "Nobody Lost, Nobody Found" – 4:39
  15. "Eternity One Night Only" – 3:06

The UK release of the album features an additional bonus track, "Cold Youth".

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ""Cut Copy take In Ghost Colours to the Yanks"". FasterLouder.com.au. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/12069/Cut-Copy-take-In-Ghost-Colours-to-the-Yanks.htm. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  2. ^ a b c ""NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!!!"". Cut Copy official blog. http://cut-copy.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-album-announced.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-04. 
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfrxzejld0e
  4. ^ "Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours review". fasterlouder.com. http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/reviews/music/12669/Cut-Copy-In-Ghost-Colours.htm. 
  5. ^ Tixgirl. "SCENE IN NY: Cut Copy Interview & Sold-Out Show at NY's Mercury Lounge". AOL Journals. http://journals.aol.com/tixgirl/ConcertsLiveMusic/entries/2008/03/19/scene-in-ny-cut-copy-interview--sold-out-show-at-nys-mercury-lounge/2161. 
  6. ^ Pytlik, Mark. "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours review". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49916-in-ghost-colours/. 
  7. ^ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/cut-copy-in-ghost-colours
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=in+ghost+colours&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH
  9. ^ "Cut Copy:In Ghost Colours (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/cutcopy/inghostcolours. Retrieved on 2009-03-22. 
  10. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49916-in-ghost-colours/
  11. ^ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7573-the-50-best-albums-of-2008/5/
  12. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cut+Copy&titel=In+Ghost+Colours&cat=a
  13. ^ Drowned in Sound's 50 albums of 2008 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound
  14. ^ The 100 best records of 2008 - Times Online
  15. ^ 100 best records of 2008 - Times Online

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Preceded by
Breed Obsession by Gyroscope		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
March 31, 2008		 Succeeded by
Pretty. Odd. by Panic at the Disco
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