Synth-pop band Cut Copy has announced the release of a new box set, scheduled to be released on 18th May 2022. The forthcoming vinyl box set, Collected Works 2001-2011, chronicles the band’s career from their formative years and carries throughout the first decade of the band. The box set is also available in limited edition colours and includes a 72-page zine created by frontman and founding member Dan Whitford and can also be purchased with a holographic cover.
Whitford provides the following statement speaking on the group’s initial ten years whilst expressing his excitement for the release, “For me, 2001-2011 feels like a special time period for Cut Copy. It charts the move from me first signing to a record label as a naive young kid who made music in my bedroom to a fully fledged band that forged its own musical fingerprint, created some globally loved albums and toured the world. Within Cut Copy’s evolution, the arc of these first ten years felt like a special musical journey. For Tim, Mitchell, Ben and I, every tour was a new discovery and every record was a new development, each with its own very unique visual and musical identity. Sadly those early albums are long out of print (only available second hand at astronomical prices).
Whitford continues to discuss the box-set, “So for this reason we decided it was time to create a vinyl box set covering the first ten years of Cut Copy. I designed the artwork for the box as well as putting together a zine booklet that goes along with it, with old photos, setlists, notes and other memorabilia from the early days. We also compiled a bonus disc containing rare early releases ‘I Thought of Numbers’ and ‘1981.’ Hopefully the box is a special treat for our longtime fans and also new ones wanting to discover this era of our music for the first time.”
A press release for the box set provides the following statement, “The box set also documents Cut Copy’s fearless experimentation that has blurred the line between a rock group and dance music since their inception and their explorations with dub, Afrobeat, 70s Southern California harmonies, and more. Along with early EPs, 1981 and I Thought of Numbers (previously unavailable on vinyl), Bright Like Neon Love, In Ghost Colors, and the GRAMMY-nominated Zonoscope are all included. ”
In celebration of the upcoming release, the Australian indie-electronic outfit have also released a re-discovered documentary, the footage was found whilst preparing Collected Works 2001-2011. During the process of searching through their archive, the group stumbled across the film, shot in 2004 the documentary bears witness to the making of their debut album Bright Like Neon Love. The newly discovered footage was filmed in Sydney and Melbourne and features the group conducting various activities, they can be seen rehearsing, performing at Sydney’s Club 77 and DJ’ing at Kings Cross club Moulin Rouge at an after-party.
In support of the group’s upcoming release, the quartet is set to hit the road this Spring for their 2022 tour. The band kick off the twenty-five-date tour on 23rd April 2022 with a performance in Colorado, after sixteen US shows Cut Copy begin their Ireland and UK dates. On 24th October 2022, the group perform in Dublin and complete three more shows in Leeds and London. The group then start the European leg of their tour and perform in Paris on 30th October 2022, the tour concludes with a performance in Portugal on 4th November 2022.
Cut Copy UK and Ireland tour dates
24/10/2022 – Ireland at Whelan’s – Dublin
25/10 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
26/10 – Fabric (Cut/Copy Presents) – London
27/10 – Fabric (Cut/Copy Presents) – London
Click here to purchase tickets.
Click here to pre-order Collected Works 2001-2011
Click here to watch the documentary.
Photo Credit: Tamar Levine
