Cut Copy

In Ghost Colours

[4/5]

Where Australian outfit Cut Copy straddled the line between indie and electro on their stunning 2004 debut Bright Like Neon Love, they eradicate any meaningful distinction between the two in this seamless blend of manufactured and felt sounds. It’s progressive yet retro-seeming IDM when propulsive keyboard loops and bass pair organic drums and lush vocals with, you know, actual lyrics and hooks. “So Haunted” exhibits a warmth of tone and texture that draws you in while keeping you moving. It would be easy to imagine many of these songs–“Unforgettable Season,” for example–being written and performed on acoustic guitar. If you’re looking for a little warm blood pumping through the veins of your dance music, as opposed to the droning and repetitive beat sketches plaguing a lot of the genre, this is just about ideal. Every generation, it seems, gets the New Order they deserve; now, we have ours. (MODULAR) Luke O’Neil