Cut Copy

All Music Guide:

Australian indie electronic group Cut Copy take many of their cues from contemporaries like Air, Daft Punk, and LCD Soundsystem, but with a distinctly pop sensibility that draws on classic AM radio pop singles from the 1970s and '80s, with elements of vintage disco and synth pop that appeal to song-based listeners as well as the club kidz. Cut Copy started in 2001 as a solo project by songwriter, producer, and DJ Dan Whitford, who released the single 1981 and the EP I Thought of Numbers before drafting in other members to fill out his synth and sample-based sound. Bassist and guitarist Tim Hoey and drummer Mitchell Scott debuted on Cut Copy's first full-length album, Bright Like Neon Love, released in the summer of 2004. After several successful singles were spun off the album (including Saturdays, Future, and Going Nowhere), Universal's Island Records imprint picked up the trio's international distribution in 2006. Following an inventive Whitford live DJ mix that was released in 2006 as Fabriclive.29 (including such unexpected delights as Ciccone Youth's noisy deconstruction "Into the Groove(y)" and Roxy Music's suave "Angel Eyes" alongside the usual Goldfrapp and Soulwax), the band proper returned in early 2007 with a new single, Hearts on Fire. Cut Copy's third album, In Ghost Colors, debuted at the top of Australia's ARIA charts in 2008 and was placed on a number of publications' year-end lists. After adding a fourth member, bassist Ben Browning, the group released its third studio album, Zonoscope, in 2011.

Wikipedia:

Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. They achieved breakthrough success with their second album, In Ghost Colours, which peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in 2008.

Their fourth album Free Your Mind is due to be released on the 5th November 2013 via Modular.

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History[edit]

Formation[edit]

Cut Copy was formed in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia as the solo project of Dan Whitford, a DJ and graphic designer.

Modular Recordings[edit]

Whitford released a single, "1981", and an extended play (EP), I Thought of Numbers, through Modular Recordings in September 2001. In 2003, Whitford recruited additional members, Bennett Foddy, Tim Hoey and Mitchell Scott.

Bright Like Neon Love[edit]

In April 2004, Cut Copy released their debut LP, Bright Like Neon Love. Foddy left the group in mid-2004 to study for his Ph.D.

In 2005, the trio toured internationally for the first time, visiting London, United Kingdom (UK), New York City, United States (US) and Los Angeles, US. The band has toured with international acts such as Franz Ferdinand, The Presets, Junior Senior, Bloc Party and Mylo. In December 2007, the group toured Australia with Daft Punk on the "Nevereverland" tour, the Sydney leg of which attracted a crowd of almost 50,000 people.

In Ghost Colours (2007-09)[edit]

In 2007 the band had announced the completion of their second album, In Ghost Colours, but its Australian release was delayed until 22 March 2008 to co-ordinate with its international release. In Ghost Colours debuted on the ARIA Albums Chart at number-one."Discography Cut Copy". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2011. </ref>

In 2008, "Lights and Music" was used in FIFA 09. "Far Away" was played on Nip/Tuck, a United States TV series, on one of its final episodes, in a club scene.

Zonoscope (2010-12)[edit]

In July 2010, radio station Triple J broadcast the teaser track "Where I'm Going", ahead of their third album, Zonoscope. The band confirmed they had officially become a four-piece with the addition of bass guitarist Ben Browning. "Where I'm Going" is the theme song of RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook's sneak-preview video, which was released in September 2010.

Zonoscope peaked at number-three in February 2011. The band had premiered its first official single, "Take Me Over", in November 2010 on Triple J's breakfast show with Tom & Alex. In an interview with The Music Network, guitarist Tim Hoey described it as "certainly one of the more pop moments on the album."Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).

Touring[edit]

In March 2011, the group performed on the Saturday of the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, US. In June 2011, the band played at Indie Fest in Puerto Rico and later that year at the Zappa Club and the Barby Club, in Tel Aviv. In July 2011, the band performed to an audience of 25,000 people at the Camp Bisco Ten festival in Mariaville, New York. On September 10, 2011 Cut Copy played the Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, Maryland, US.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).

Awards[edit]

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Side projects[edit]

In March 2012 Cut Copy bassist Ben Browning released his debut solo EP Lover Motion. It was preceded by the single "I Can't Stay".