Moments (Cut Copy album)
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| Released | 5 September 2025 | |||
| Studio | Music Farm Studio (Byron Bay) | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance[1] | |||
| Length | 46:43 | |||
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| Producer | Dan Whitford | |||
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Moments is the seventh album by Australian alternative dance band Cut Copy. It was released on 5 September 2025 via Cutters Records.
Background
Moments was released five years after the band's previous studio effort, Freeze, Melt. Band's leader Dan Whitford said: "In that time I had a child, people around me fell in and out of relationships, the world went through a global pandemic and there has been a myriad of social and political upheaval. So I guess there's been a fair bit on my mind, and for me making this album has been a way of processing it all."[2] The band had accumulated over 300 demos for the project.[3] The material was recorded at Music Farm Studio near Byron Bay, Australia.
Moments features appearances from singer Kate Bollinger, musician Graham Lee and a children's choir from Candlebark School in Romsey, Australia. The album's artwork was created by Bráulio Amado.[4]
Release and promotion
In April 2025, Cut Copy released the first single from the album, "Solid", with a non-album B-side track "A Decade Long Sunset". It was followed up by "When This Is Over" in June, when the band simultaneously announced the title and release date of Moments.[5] The third single was "Still See Love" in August, and the fourth and final one – "Belong to You" in September 2025. In November, a music video for the latter single was released.
To support the album, Cut Copy toured Australia, the US and Mexico in autumn 2025.[6]
Critical response
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 65/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Ondarock | 6/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[9] |
| Spectrum Culture | 69/100[10] |
| Under the Radar | [11] |
The album was received moderately well by critics. Album of the Year, with four critic scores, rates it at a 65 out of 100.[7]
Jimi Arundell of Under the Radar gave the album a 7/10, saying it contains "precise synth-pop perfectionism".[11] Holly Hazelwood of Spectrum Culture called the band "downtempo wizards" giving the album a 69% rating.[10] Other reviewers were more critical, such as Andrea Campana of Ondarock, stating the album is one of their "weaker, less engaging outputs".[8] Matt Mahler of Pop Matters described it as a "half-hearted attempt" at an evolution.[9]
Australian radio station Double J named Moments the 35th best album of 2025.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Solid" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Belong to You" (featuring Kate Bollinger) | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Still See Love" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "When This Is Over" | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Children of Fairlight" | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Moments" | 7:47 |
| 7. | "Gravity" | 7:12 |
| 8. | "More Alive" | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Find a Place Among the Stars" | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 46:43 | |
Personnel
Cut Copy
- Dan Whitford – performance, production
- Tim Hoey – performance
- Mitchell Scott – performance
- Ben Browning – performance
Additional personnel
- Kate Bollinger – vocals (2)
- Graham Lee – steel guitar (2)
- Children's Choir from Candlebark School, Romsey, Australia – vocals (4)
- Georgia Brooks – conductor (4)
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Dance Albums (ARIA)[13] | 1 |
References
- 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Moments - Cut Copy | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ Downs, Sarah. "Cut Copy Announce New Album 'Moments'". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cut Copy on their latest album, 'Moments'". NPR Music. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cut Copy (@cut_copy) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "Cut Copy Announce New Album Moments: Hear When This Is Over". Stereogum. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ Ragusa, Paolo (24 June 2025). "Cut Copy Announce New Album Moments, Reveal 2025 North American Tour Dates". Consequence. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Cut Copy - Moments". Album of The Year. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Cut Copy - Moments :: OndaRock review". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- 1 2 Mahler, Matt (25 September 2025). "Cut Copy Sound Like a Muffled Echo of Themselves". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- 1 2 Hazelwood, Holly (23 October 2025). "Cut Copy: Moments". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- 1 2 Arundell, Jimi. "Moments". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ "The 50 best albums of 2025: Your ultimate year-end music guide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 December 2025.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 10 Australian Dance Albums for week of 13 October 2025". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 22 March 2026.