Cut Copy release new album ‘Freeze, Melt’, new single visuals + world tour details
Cut Copy release sixth studio album
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‘Running In The Grass’Out now on Cutters Records/The Orchard
Photo credit Tamar Levine
Early praise for ‘Freeze/Melt’“The record’s turn towards the ambient, and away from the temptation to be euphoric, makes it perfect for this specific moment – but it also feels as though it might be a timeless one” The Guardian“Melbourne’s answer to Hot Chip…it works brilliantly” Mojo“Maintains a remarkable track record” Sunday Times“Ghostly washes of synths…gently hopeful” The Observer“This body of work is as meticulous as it is melancholy, which is what makes it so profoundly personal and universal at the same time” Clash 8/10
Melbourne music royalty Cut Copy have unveiled their highly anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Freeze, Melt’, out now on Cutters Records & The Orchard. Already receiving extensive acclaim from fans and critics alike, the four-piece take an inward emotional turn from their prolific catalogue with the record, refocusing on the electronic pastures that have lurked in their periphery while re-imagining their body-moving signature.
Watch ‘Running In The Grass’ HERE / Listen to Freeze, Melt’ HERE
If Cut Copy’s previous album ‘Haiku From Zero’ represents their most refined and emotive project to date, then ‘Freeze, Melt’ further builds on this by way of their 2016 ‘January Tape’, embodying an extended electronic mediation. Stepping into headier realms whilst lyrically exploring love in solitude, the genesis of ‘Freeze, Melt’ was born from the sub-zero winter in Denmark of 2018 where Dan Whitford was based. Inspired by a monochromatic palette, a timeless feel and painterly abstraction during time abroad, the band regrouped at Melbourne’s Park Orchard Studios to record the LP ensconced once again by forest and native birds.
They completed the loop and inscribed Scandinavia into the album’s DNA by returning it to Gothenburg’s Christoffer Berg (The Knife) to be mixed.
Speaking on the album, Dan Whitford says: “It’s the most electronic album we’ve made, but also the least ‘dance’. In the past when we were in the studio we were striving to move people on the dancefloor, but in this case it was all about trying to move people in more of an emotional way.” ‘Freeze, Melt’ is Cut Copy’s first full-length release since their 2017 highly acclaimed ‘Haiku From Zero’. Born from a bedroom recording project by Dan Whitford, and expanding to a full-fledged band with guitarist Tim Hoey, drummer Mitchell Scott, and bass player Ben Browning, Cut Copy’s discography has endured the test of time with a knack for simultaneously expanding their sound while refining it.
Their renowned live show has graced sold-out headline stages across five continents, major U.S TV shows Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live, and primetime slots at prestigious festivals Coachella, Ultra, Lollapalooza, Primavera, Pitchfork, Summer Sonic and Big Day Out. It’s their unique sound and unencumbered tastes that have earned the band praise both at home and abroad, picking up multiple nominations across a nineteen-year career.
2011’s ARIA chart-topper ‘Zonoscope’ was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, and awarded Best Dance Release at the ARIA Awards. 2008’s In Ghost Colours, featuring ‘Lights & Music’ and ‘Hearts on Fire’ received nominations for the ARIA Awards’ Best Dance/Electronic Album and Album of the Year at the J Awards. Freeze, Melt arrives today as the sixth LP from the esteemed act, presenting a full-bodied experience into new sound arenas while maintaining foundations of the prolific legacy that has seen Cut Copy influence a generation. With an enduring name spanning from Australia’s golden era of electronic music to their reemergence today, tune in to new inspirations and evocations from the country’s most beloved music exports on ‘Freeze, Melt’ now.
UK/EU 2021 Tour2
3rd March 2021 – Hard Club, Porto
24th March 2021 – Coliseum, Lisbon
30th March 2021 – Melkweg, Amsterdam
31st March 2021 – Roundhouse, London
2nd April 2021 – Whelan’s, Dublin
‘Freeze, Melt’ artwork
Watch the visualiser for ‘Running In The Grass’ HERE
Listen to ‘Freeze, Melt’ HERE
Watch ‘Like Breaking Glass’ HERE
Listen/Watch ‘Love Is All We Share’ HERE
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