In Ghost Colours is the second studio album by Australian electronic music band Cut Copy, released on 22 March 2008 by Modular Recordings.[4] It comprises 15 tracks, 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 release of the recording.[1]
At the J Awards of 2008, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year.[5]
The album was produced in New York by Tim Goldsworthy, although the band's US label Interscope initially suggested they work with Timbaland.[6] As of June 2008, the album had sold 24,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[7]
The album's sound has been mostly noticed for its positive, uptempo melodies, and its juxtaposition of numerous styles. The Australian website FasterLouder called In Ghost Colours "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."[8] The lead vocalist, Dan Whitford, said that the sound of In Ghost Colours is the closest the band has come to the sound they are after:
The album is a lot more realised 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.[9]
Pitchfork's review said, "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."[10]
In Ghost Colours was released in Australia on 22 March 2008,[4] in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2008 and in the United States on 8 April 2008.[20] It was the band's first entry into the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, reaching number one on 30 March 2008,[21] and the band's first entry on the Billboard 200, where it debuted at number 167.[22]
In Ghost Colours receives generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 79, based on 17 reviews.[11] K. Ross Hoffman at AllMusic praised the album, writing, "To be sure, In Ghost Colours is a triumph of craftsmanship rather than vision – a synthesis and refinement of existing sounds rather than anything dramatically new and original – but it is an unalloyed triumph nonetheless, and one of the finest albums of its kind."[2] Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork found In Ghost Colours enjoyable and praised the album's cheerfulness, calling it "a hard record not to love" and assigning it a "Best New Music" designation.[10]Pitchfork later named it the fourth best record of 2008.[23]
Robert Christgau gave In Ghost Colours a two-star honourable mention rating, indicating a "likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy", and cited "Out There on the Ice" and "Hearts on Fire" as highlights.[24][25] In a less positive review, Dave Hughes of Slant Magazine criticised the album for being unfocused.[26] Youyoung Lee of Entertainment Weekly called the album "uneven", writing that "for every pump-your-fist gem like 'Hearts on Fire,' there's a lifeless cut like the clanky 'Silver Thoughts,' which feels like a sonic hangover."[14]
^ ab"NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!!!". Cut Copy official blog. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
^ abcHoffman, K. Ross. "In Ghost Colours – Cut Copy". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^Pitchfork Staff (2 October 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 April 2023. Granted, Cut Copy were around when dance-punk broke...but In Ghost Colours served as the subgenre's vindication...
^ ab. FasterLouder. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
^"2008 J Awards". ABC. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^Treuen, Jason (4 May 2008). . Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^Brandle, Lars (11 June 2008). "Cut Copy Buckles Down For Extensive Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
^. FasterLouder. 18 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^Tixgirl. . AOL Journals. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
^ abcPytlik, Mark (14 April 2008). "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ ab"Reviews for In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
^"Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". Alternative Press. No. 238. May 2008. p. 146. ISSN 1065-1667.
^Sayers, Blaine (5 May 2008). . Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^ abLee, Youyoung (18 April 2008). "In Ghost Colours". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^Ó Dubháin, Daragh (18 April 2008). "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours (Modular)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^"Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". Q. No. 264. July 2008. p. 101. ISSN 0955-4955.
^Reeves, Mosi (June 2008). "Reviews: New CDs". Spin. Vol. 24, no. 6. p. 106. ISSN 0886-3032.
^Cairns, Dan (25 May 2008). . The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^Thomas, Richard (8 April 2008). . URB. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^Raper, Don (24 April 2008). "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^ ab"Australiancharts.com – Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ ab"Cut Copy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^ abThe 50 Best Albums of 2008 29 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Pitchfork. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011
^Christgau, Robert. "Key to Icons". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^Christgau, Robert. "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
^Hughes, Dave (6 April 2008). "Cut Copy: In Ghost Colours". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^Adams, Sean. Drowned in Sound's 50 albums of 2008 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2011
^Sunday Times critics. The 100 best records of 2008. The Sunday Times. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
^"ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 31st March 2008" (PDF). The ARIA Report (944): 17. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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In Ghost Colours is the second studio album by Australian electronic music band Cut Copy released on 22 March 2008 by Modular Recordings 4 It comprises 15 tracks 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 release of the recording 1 In Ghost ColoursStudio album by Cut CopyReleased22 March 2008 2008 03 22 Recorded2007 1 StudioDFA New York City CCHQ Melbourne GenreElectropop alternative dance 2 dance punk 3 Length50 35LabelModularProducerCut Copy Tim GoldsworthyCut Copy chronologyBright Like Neon Love 2004 In Ghost Colours 2008 Zonoscope 2011 Singles from In Ghost Colours So Haunted Released 2007 Hearts on Fire Released 26 May 2007 Lights amp Music Released 19 February 2008 Far Away Released 2008At the J Awards of 2008 the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year 5 The album was produced in New York by Tim Goldsworthy although the band s US label Interscope initially suggested they work with Timbaland 6 As of June 2008 the album had sold 24 000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan 7 Contents 1 Structure and style 2 Release and reception 2 1 Accolades 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesStructure and style editThe album s sound has been mostly noticed for its positive uptempo melodies and its juxtaposition of numerous styles The Australian website FasterLouder called In Ghost Colours 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 8 The lead vocalist Dan Whitford said that the sound of In Ghost Colours is the closest the band has come to the sound they are after The album is a lot more realised 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 9 Pitchfork s review said 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 10 Release and reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic79 100 11 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Alternative Press nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Consequence of Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Entertainment WeeklyB 14 The Irish Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Pitchfork8 8 10 10 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 The Sunday Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 URB nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 In Ghost Colours was released in Australia on 22 March 2008 4 in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2008 and in the United States on 8 April 2008 20 It was the band s first entry into the Australian ARIA Albums Chart reaching number one on 30 March 2008 21 and the band s first entry on the Billboard 200 where it debuted at number 167 22 In Ghost Colours receives generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album has received an average score of 79 based on 17 reviews 11 K Ross Hoffman at AllMusic praised the album writing To be sure In Ghost Colours is a triumph of craftsmanship rather than vision a synthesis and refinement of existing sounds rather than anything dramatically new and original but it is an unalloyed triumph nonetheless and one of the finest albums of its kind 2 Mark Pytlik of Pitchfork found In Ghost Colours enjoyable and praised the album s cheerfulness calling it a hard record not to love and assigning it a Best New Music designation 10 Pitchfork later named it the fourth best record of 2008 23 Robert Christgau gave In Ghost Colours a two star honourable mention rating indicating a likable effort consumers attuned to its overriding aesthetic or individual vision may well enjoy and cited Out There on the Ice and Hearts on Fire as highlights 24 25 In a less positive review Dave Hughes of Slant Magazine criticised the album for being unfocused 26 Youyoung Lee of Entertainment Weekly called the album uneven writing that for every pump your fist gem like Hearts on Fire there s a lifeless cut like the clanky Silver Thoughts which feels like a sonic hangover 14 Accolades edit Accolades for In Ghost Colours Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Ref Drowned in Sound UK 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 3 27 Montreal Mirror Canada 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 Pitchfork US 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 4 23 US The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s 2009 61 28 The Sunday Times UK 100 Best Albums of the Year 2008 2 29 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Cut CopyNo TitleLength1 Feel the Love 4 282 Out There on the Ice 4 583 Lights and Music 4 374 We Fight for Diamonds 1 025 Unforgettable Season 3 136 Midnight Runner 2 327 So Haunted 4 278 Voices in Quartz 1 219 Hearts on Fire 4 5310 Far Away 4 5611 Silver Thoughts 0 2912 Strangers in the Wind 4 4413 Visions 1 0914 Nobody Lost Nobody Found 4 3915 Eternity One Night Only 3 06Total length 50 34 UK edition bonus track 30 No TitleLength16 Cold Youth 4 58Total length 55 32 Japanese edition bonus tracks 31 No TitleLength16 Hearts on Fire Midnight Juggernauts remix 4 3117 Hearts on Fire Calvin Harris remix 5 4018 Lights and Music Boys Noize remix 5 2119 Lights and Music Moulinex remix 5 17Total length 71 23Personnel editCredits adapted from the liner notes of In Ghost Colours 32 Cut Copy production Tim Goldsworthy production mixing Eric Broucek production assistance John Fields production assistance mixing tracks 1 3 7 Atom mixing assistance tracks 1 3 7 Dan Whitford additional mixing Tim Hoey additional mixing Warwick Baker cover concept art direction layoutCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 21 1Australian Dance Albums ARIA 33 1Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 34 32UK Albums OCC 35 118US Billboard 200 22 167US Independent Albums Billboard 36 21US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 37 6 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionAustralian Dance Albums ARIA 38 13Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 39 Gold 35 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit a b NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT Cut Copy official blog 21 August 2007 Retrieved 4 February 2008 a b c Hoffman K Ross In Ghost Colours Cut Copy AllMusic Retrieved 22 May 2015 Pitchfork Staff 2 October 2009 The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s Pitchfork Retrieved 28 April 2023 Granted Cut Copy were around when dance punk broke but In Ghost Colours served as the subgenre s vindication a b Cut Copy take in Ghost Colours to the Yanks FasterLouder Archived from the original on 7 February 2012 Retrieved 4 February 2008 2008 J Awards ABC 5 December 2008 Retrieved 15 August 2020 Treuen Jason 4 May 2008 Rolling Stone Cut Copy director s cut Rolling Stone Australia Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2009 Brandle Lars 11 June 2008 Cut Copy Buckles Down For Extensive Tour Billboard Retrieved 2 September 2017 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours FasterLouder 18 March 2008 Archived from the original on 24 May 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2011 Tixgirl SCENE IN NY Cut Copy Interview amp Sold Out Show at NY s Mercury Lounge AOL Journals Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 Retrieved 22 April 2008 a b c Pytlik Mark 14 April 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Pitchfork Retrieved 22 May 2015 a b Reviews for In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy Metacritic Retrieved 22 March 2009 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Alternative Press No 238 May 2008 p 146 ISSN 1065 1667 Sayers Blaine 5 May 2008 Album Review Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Consequence of Sound Archived from the original on 18 May 2011 Retrieved 22 May 2015 a b Lee Youyoung 18 April 2008 In Ghost Colours Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 19 October 2015 o Dubhain Daragh 18 April 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Modular The Irish Times Retrieved 22 May 2015 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Q No 264 July 2008 p 101 ISSN 0955 4955 Reeves Mosi June 2008 Reviews New CDs Spin Vol 24 no 6 p 106 ISSN 0886 3032 Cairns Dan 25 May 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours The Sunday Times Archived from the original on 18 November 2016 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Thomas Richard 8 April 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours URB Archived from the original on 28 May 2008 Retrieved 22 May 2015 Raper Don 24 April 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours PopMatters Retrieved 19 June 2011 a b Australiancharts com Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Hung Medien Retrieved 5 July 2016 a b Cut Copy Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 5 July 2016 a b The 50 Best Albums of 2008 Archived 29 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine Pitchfork 19 December 2008 Retrieved 19 June 2011 Christgau Robert Key to Icons RobertChristgau com Retrieved 5 January 2016 Christgau Robert Cut Copy In Ghost Colours RobertChristgau com Retrieved 22 May 2015 Hughes Dave 6 April 2008 Cut Copy In Ghost Colours Slant Magazine Retrieved 4 March 2021 Adams Sean Drowned in Sound s 50 albums of 2008 Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Drowned in Sound 11 December 2008 Retrieved 19 June 2011 The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s Pitchfork Retrieved 19 June 2011 Sunday Times critics The 100 best records of 2008 The Sunday Times 7 December 2008 Retrieved 19 June 2011 In Ghost Colours Bonus 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