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Need You Now

Cut Copy

“Need You Now,” Cut Copy. Zonoscope has been well received, but I can’t help but think people would be more excited had it been released in May or June. This feels like a summer album — a springtime album, at least — and releasing it in bleakest Februrary, when few of us can tear off our shirts and run down to the beach as “Need You Now” blares from our iPods, looks like a missed opportunity. Then again, when why deprive ourselves “Need You Now” for another four months? The song begins modestly, with Dan Whitford telling his darling not to cry against a bed of shimmering synths. Slowly the band adds new layers — soft ooh-oohs from voices in the background, a nice twist in the vocal melody around 2:45 — and suddenly you remember why you’ve been waiting so fervently for the latest from these Aussie disco cheeseballs. This is the band that named a song “Eternity One Night Only” with a straight face. The influences are obvious, but the approach is sincere. Play this one loud enough and it’s like springtime is already upon us.

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