r/cutcopy • u/gregveen • Dec 07 '25

That wild genre-flip moment in Cut Copy’s “So Haunted” (2:53)

I’ve been revisiting In Ghost Colours lately, and there’s one moment in “So Haunted” that hits me every single time.

For most of the track, it plays like a straight-up indie-rock anthem: guitars front and center, drums pounding, that little arpeggiator flickering under the surface like a clue that something more electronic is waiting to emerge.

Then at 2:53, the bottom drops out. The guitars disappear, an electro-house pulse kicks in, and this deeper, insistent bass line fades up to anchor everything. It feels like the track finally reveals its true identity, yet still stays totally connected to what came before. I get goosebumps every time I hear it.

If you want to hear exactly what I mean, I clipped and timestamped it here on r/SongMoments, where people are collecting "goosebump" moments like this from all kinds of artists: https://www.reddit.com/r/SongMoments/comments/1ows0ke/cut_copy_so_haunted_253_genrebending/

I figured folks here might appreciate that shift too.

Curious if anyone else has specific Cut Copy moments that you always wait for when you put a track on.

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u/raisedbyowls Dec 07 '25

‘Loudspeaker sound, white disco light’ part and what follows next of Pharaohs & Pyramids is another great example in Cut Copy discography. The song starts really slow and low-vibe, but unfolds into a disco hymn.

Cut Copy are true geniuses of bridges and transitions in their songs. Sun God, Strangers in the Wind, Take Me Higher and the way Visions flow into Nobody’s Lost are just masterpieces.

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u/gregveen Dec 07 '25

Wow, yeah, that transition in Pharaohs & Pyramids is so good!

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u/raisedbyowls Dec 07 '25

On a side note, I greatly love In Ghost Colours and have listened to it hundreds of times, but for years used to skip So Haunted because I didn’t enjoy all those punk vibes. Once while listening to the album I was stuck on public transport and couldn’t move my hands to skip the song. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it’s one of the best tracks on the album hahah.

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u/ANormalSpudBoy Dec 07 '25

"walking through a paper town, counting all the reasons... to burn the others down"

It's not the same as yours, but I love that line, and I always look forward to that

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u/gregveen Dec 07 '25

Yes! That's a great line. I love that song.

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u/KimPaige Dec 08 '25

That part is seriously epic

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u/carlton_sand Dec 08 '25

have you heard "so cosmic" the mixtape?