Foster The People were the openers for Cut Copy at Prospect Park, which is a pretty great one two punch. I expected a decent set from Foster, but they surprised me with an energetic set that I couldn’t help but enjoy. Most of the crowd was singing along to all their songs, testifying to the bands rapid success. Lead singer Mark Foster showed a modest attitude for someone so successful, telling the crowd how amazed he was to be playing a venue such as Prospect Park opening for Cut Copy
Late in the set he told us how he met Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo at a party in LA a few years back and remembers playing him a song. He admitted how honored he was that Weezer covered “Pumped Up Kicks” the other day. He returned the favor by delivering an equally as awesome cover of Weezer’s “Say It Aint So”. It showed me that Foster The People are classy guys who are easier to root for. They haven’t let any of their pumped up success get to their heads, and that’s plain awesome to see.
Cut Copy are one of my favorite bands because they make some of the most satisfying dance rock of today. Song after song is emotion driven music that offers moment after moment of dance worthy material. It would be easy for a band heavy on the electronics such as Cut Cupy to cheapen their show and let the machines do the work, but that’s not them. Cut Copy bring everything to the highest level on stage, and you’d be a damn fool if you weren’t dancing along in the pit. Opener “Feel The Love”, felt just as appropriate as it does on In Ghost Colours, dominating the cool nightfall that played as a welcoming backdrop to the soon to be dance party.
“Take Me Over” and “Where I’m Going” were feel good transitions, right before the band played “Hanging Onto Every Heartbeat” for the first time ever live. The band played a lot off the new album (“Corner Of The Sky”, “Blink And You’ll Miss A Revolution”, “Pharaohs & Pyramids”) as well all 15 minutes of Zonoscope album closer, “Sun God”. A beefed up version of “Saturdays” from first album, Bright Like Neon Love, was a pleasant surprise which nearly end in a rave (the bands urged us along). “Need You Now” opened the encore in a glorious call to arms moment that made the song even more grandiose than it already was.
Thankfully the band stayed true to their best album In Ghost Colours. “So Haunted” and encore opener “Out There On The Ice” that edged on the waters of a near-frenzy. The real dance craze came with the golden tracks known as “Lights & Music” and “Hearts On Fire”. Both songs were boardaline ecstasy experiences that had the whole crowd dancing without a care. If you weren’t grooving with the rest of us, then you got something missing inside.
Dan Whitford and the rest of Cut Copy have made dance rock into an etheral experience that shouldn’t be missed. Cut Copy may not be the saviors of rock and roll but they are keeping it alive.
-Check out some videos from the show, including Foster The People’s cover of “Say It Ain’t So” and bits of Cut Copy playing “Lights & Music” and “Hearts On Fire”. All were recorded by me:
Foster The People – Say It Ain’t So (Weezer Cover):
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Cut Copy Setlist:
1. Feel The Love
2. Take Me Over
3. Where I’m Going
4. Hanging Onto Every Heartbeat
5. So Haunted
6. Corner Of The Sky
7. Lights & Music
8. Blink & You’ll Miss A Revolution
9. Pharaohs & Pyramids
10. Saturdays
11. Hearts On Fire
12. Sun God
Encore:
13. Need You Now
14. Out There On The Ice
Foster The People Photos:
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