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Australia's Cut Copy are some of this planet's finest purveyors of expertly crafted electro-pop. 2004's Bright Like Neon Love and 2008's In Ghost Colours were gorgeous, layered records, full of pulsating, dense tracks that called to mind New Order and Human League. And now they've returned with a new album, Zonoscope, and a new video for their single, "Need You Now."
The "Need You Now" video takes aim at the time-honored film tradition of the "training montage." Directed by Keith Schofield, "Need You Now" satirizes the super-serious world of athletics. It features a number of jocks, running behind an Olympic torch while Cut Copy performs their solemn and beautiful song with a straight face.
Things get a little nutty when the athletes start swapping sports. Soccer players ride racing cycles; fencers start playing tennis. Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria!
Check out Cut Copy's video for "Need You Now," below. Cut Copy's new album, Zonoscope, is out now.