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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]

In Ghost Colours marked the band's debut to the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, reaching number-one on March 30, 2008. Pitchfork Media rated the album an 8.8 and named it the fourth greatest record of 2008. Wireless Bollinger ranked the album as 10th in their best albums of 2008[3]

The album also marked the band's debut to the Billboard album charts where it peaked at 167 on its week of release.[4]

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."[5] 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.[6]

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."[7]

Accolades

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Drowned In Sound UK 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #3[8]
The Times UK 100 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #2[9]
Pitchfork Media USA 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #4[10]
Wireless Bollinger AUS 10 Best Albums of the Year 2008 #10[11]
No Ripcord UK Top 50 Albums of 2008 2008 #29

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".

References

  1. ^ ""Cut Copy take In Ghost Colours to the Yanks"". FasterLouder.com.au. Retrieved 2008-02-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c ""NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!!!"". Cut Copy official blog. Retrieved 2008-02-04. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/content/view/1867/84/
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours review". fasterlouder.com.
  6. ^ Tixgirl. "SCENE IN NY: Cut Copy Interview & Sold-Out Show at NY's Mercury Lounge". AOL Journals.
  7. ^ Pytlik, Mark. "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours review". Pitchfork Media.
  8. ^ Drowned in Sound's 50 albums of 2008 / In Depth // Drowned In Sound
  9. ^ The 100 best records of 2008 - Times Online
  10. ^ 100 best records of 2008 - Times Online
  11. ^ Wireless Bollinger - 2008 Albums of the Year
Preceded by Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
March 31, 2008 		Succeeded by
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