Daft Punk Isn't Playing At Our House: Cut Copy

We don’t know this about Cut Copy, when we rush over to Universal Records HQ to interview them, but they do not want to talk about Daft Punk. Not now. Not ever. Got it?

Apparently the Australian trio, comprised of former deejay Dan Whitford and his compatriots, Tim Hoey and Mitchell Scott, were sometime supporters of the French electro maestros on their recent tour. Apparently they have been asked about this in every single interview they’ve sat through, and we’re the last of many. Even though we do not ask them the dreaded question, Dan unwittingly drops it into conversation when asked about bands they’ve toured with, “We’ve already toured with quite a few bands we admire. We toured with Daft Punk the end of last year.” This is met with a resounding orchestra of moans from his band mates. He continues, “We get asked every interview about touring with Daft Punk. This was going to be the only interview where we haven’t talked about Daft Punk, and I’ve bought it up! Touring with Daft Punk was something we always wanted to do, and now we have!” So there!

So onwards and upwards, eh fellas? With talk of Daft Punk forcibly crossed off our ‘to do’ list, we move onto other important matters. The band may be relatively new to some, over in the UK, but over in Australia they’re kind of a big deal. Dan explains, “Well we’re number one in Australia so some people must definitely know about us!”

We ask if it’s weird being in the UK when no one really knows them (comparatively speaking that is). Tim says, “We started out for quite a few years in Australia where no one was really clued up on the kind of music we were playing – and there was no scene for it. Now it’s completely changed, so when we play in Australia people know our songs and sing along. When we’ve come here, it’s like we’re back playing to audiences that don’t know us as well as back home. It’s just a new challenge, I guess.” Dan adds, “It’s good in a way as we’re playing more intimate venues and shows were you can actually convert people to your sound.” Mitchell says, “It’s a different thing as well, when you play a show and everybody knows the tunes, you’re almost guaranteed a good show if it’s sold out in advance. When you play smaller shows, people haven’t had the chance to take on all the new songs- you have to work harder!”

A few nights ago, they DJ’d at Rough Trade which was “good” but according to Tim, “It was a bit funny cause people kept coming up to us and asking what songs we were playing. We ended up actually selling them records.” God, being a DJ must be so hard!