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“I hope in some small way it gives other people a little nudge forward in the direction of their dreams”, says Dan Whitford. “Hang in there”
Cut Copy have today released "Love Is All We Share", their first single since 2017's 'Haiku from Zero'.
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Cut Copy are back with “Solid”, their first fresh cut in five years.
Arriving today, April 23rd via Cutters Records / The Orchard, “Solid” is housed on a yet-to-be announced sixth studio album, expected out later this year.
“Solid” is classic Cut Copy; understated electronic music painted with an indie brush.
“Building a bridge to a place I know,” sings frontman Dan Whitford on “Solid”, a track that’s said to have formed during the highs and lows of a transformative period, and “took a powerful turn after a burst of personal inspiration”.
Initially an instrumental bedroom project, the recording was fleshed out with bandmates Tim Hoey (guitar), Mitchell Scott (drums) and Ben Browning (bass).
“I wrote the song as a reminder to myself that things will be ok,” Whitford comments, “even when life gets turned on its head and it feels like there’s no way forward. I hope in some small way it gives other people a little nudge forward in the direction of their dreams. Hang in there… We’ll be solid.”
Cut Copy has notched up six studio albums, the most recent, 2020’s Freeze, Melt.
Hailing from Melbourne, Cut Copy flew the flag at festivals around the globe in the 2000s and 2010s, and landed three titles on the Billboard 200 albums chart: 2011’s Zonoscope (No. 46), 2013’s Free Your Mind (No. 98) and their 2008 breakthrough In Ghost Colours (No. 167), which led the ARIA Chart.
If In Ghost Colours captured the zeitgeist with the singles “Hearts on Fire” and “Lights & Music”, Zonoscope took the act to dizzying heights, winning two ARIA Awards (including best dance release) and earning a Grammy Award nomination.
Once part of the Modular Recordings stable, Cut Copy has performed at Coachella, Ultra, and Lollapalooza in the U.S.; Primavera in Spain, Pitchfork in Paris; Summer Sonic in Japan; and Australia’s now-defunct Big Day Out.
Their songs have been synced for TV, games, and commercials, including FIFA 18, Dolby, Chevrolet, Netflix, Amazon, and Levi’s #LiveinLevis campaign.
A limited-edition double-sided 12″ single of “Solid” is available on the band’s website, with the unreleased track “A Decade Long Sunset” on the b-side.
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