Cut Copy, "Zonoscope"

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This album doesn't compare to In Ghost Colours, but "Need You Now" is the best song I've heard in such a long time. It's without a doubt their favorite song of mine, and a huge milestone in their career. Think New Order meets 80s U2, The National, and LCD Soundsystem. It's extremely understated and melody-driven, and you don't even notice how long it is because you never want it to end. Bono would KILL for a track like this.

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Pitchforked BNM:

Cut Copy
"Need You Now"
[Modular]



It's hard to get much more bouncy and energetic than In Ghost Colours, so it made sense when Cut Copy frontman Dan Whitford told us last June his band was going for a more "rhythmic [and] hypnotic" feel for their new album, Zonoscope. But then we heard the early-release mp3, "Where I'm Going", and it didn't seem to fit Whitford's description-- less overtly electro-rock than past stuff, yeah, but still pretty peppy and maybe even a tad underwhelming. Turns out that track was something of a red herring-- take one listen to album opener "Need You Now" and you'll know exactly what he was talking about.

Starting the record off with a patient, slow burn, "Need You Now" is a pop song built using one of the core the principles of club music, the build-and-release. It begins gingerly, just a few light synth pulses and a drumbeat, but as it climbs, you sense that a payoff isn't far off. Synths quicken, Whitford's voice begins to ache, and by the time we reach the four-minute mark, the song has exploded into one of those glittering, starry-eyed climaxes that pop music fans live for. Arranged with the utmost care and craft, it's about as perfect a Side One, Song One as you'll find, leaving you open to anything the band brings next.


[from Zonoscope; out 02/08/11 in North America, 02/04/11 in Australia, and 02/07/11 in Europe via Modular]

— Joe Colly, January 25, 2011

[HC]

I really liked their last album. Looking forward to this.
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[Hallows]

Ok, I'm digging this alot more now. Not as poppy as In Ghost Colours but good in its own way.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I can't get into this... and I loved a lot of their debut.

[AFRO SAMURAI]

Yeah, this is nice but not an alum that I'll be playing for months and months like their last one.

You guys need to check out "Glittering Clouds" (one of their earliest songs) if you've never heard it. It knocks!