The world of international affairs is a grim place in 2008; Mugabe looks like he will cling onto power, people actually take George Galloway seriously and the Human Rights Act is paving the way for Europe’s unconditional surrender to neo-fascism, but listen to Cut Copy’s ‘In Ghost Colours’ and you will find your faith in humanity restored. The Melbourne group’s sophomore effort sounds like a record that launched a thousand antipodean beach parties, barbecues and all-round piss-ups and now, as summer draws near, it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s turn. Referencing European house, New Order and 1980s synth-pop, and with more hooky ‘wu-hoooos’ than you can shake a stick at, ‘In Ghost Colours’ should be the soundtrack to the summer. This isn’t bloghouse; this is the first great record of 2008.
