The line between dance music and rock music has never been especially well defined, but some acts have taken it upon themselves to push the line to the edgeand back. Melbourne, Australia-based Dan Whitford, known by his alter-ego Cut Copy, has taken the border and run — and in the process created something truly exciting and unique.

Cut Copy goes wild for his keyboard. His 2004 album, Bright Like Neon Love, would be a rock album were it not for his heavy electronic backgrounds and sound effects; and it would be a dance album were it not for the guitar, drums, and rock vocals. This is especailly evident in the track "Future," which almost seems like a fight between the dance and rock sides of Cut Copy.

On the other hand, the beat is almost always a 4/4 stomp for the dancefloor, and the vocals are one line repeated ad nauseum. 

So let's just say that a clear genre is hard to find, but the music is damn fun. "Time Stands Still" is almost synth-pop, but so what? It's a lot of fun to listen to, and will get stuck in your head. For those of us who aren't genre purists, it is the best kind of mashup because it combines the best of many different schools of music and forges something new.

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