Cut Copy
Track: Where I’m Going
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Viewed in light of their past releases, ‘Where I’m Going’ is a black sheep, for never before have Cut Copy leaned so far toward the pop end of the musical spectrum. All four singles from 2008’s chart-topping In Ghost Colours – ‘Hearts On Fire’, ‘So Haunted’, ‘Lights & Music’ and ‘Far Away’ - had both feet planted firmly on the dancefloor. Here, the Melbourne-based act – a newly-minted quartet with bassist Ben Browning joining full-time – ease off the multi-layered synths that characterised their second LP in favour of a prominent rhythm section and a winning vocal melody.
Dan Whitford’s lyrics are typically optimistic - “Take my hand if you know what I’m going through/All you need is a dream and a lover, too” - yet it’s the wordless chorus that first captures the ear. Ultimately, the track works through sheer simplicity of intention: even the child-like vocals that entwine Whitford’s melody serve only to remind the listener that this is pop music. No more, no less. Said to be inspired by “realising your mistakes, marching to the beat of the Timelords, gone away truths, the swagger of O'Riley and everything left unsaid”, ‘Where I’m Going’ sounds like a band seeking to divorce themselves from their party days. Although we’ll have to wait until early 2011 to find out whether it’s all just a ruse.
by Andrew McMillen
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Like I said in the other thread, I'm really liking this tune. Unashamed pop music done well.
Couldn't agree more with Zaphod. Great stuff.
This is super duper fun.
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