Gotye – pronounced Go-ti-ay is a Belgian born, Melbourne dwelling, one man band who’s already made a couple of albums. He has finally grabbed the world’s attention with his single ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ which peaked in the U.K charts at number one.
There is something magical about his voice and his musical arrangements which he creates with vintage instruments. He sounds like Sting mixed with Peter Gabriel. His cut and paste electronica is minimalistic and experimental but less ‘out there’ than his previous work, which has subsequently broadened his appeal.
Gotye has really honed in on his sound and filled a void within the music industry; there are no current male soloists to speak of at the moment, none of this calibre anyway.
The title track ‘Making Mirrors’ is a beautiful intro which left me excited for the rest of the album. ‘Easy Way Out’ is feel- good poppy/electro track. ‘Somebody I Used to Know’ is beautiful in its simplicity, with vocals from Kimbra.
‘Eyes wide open’ is my favourite track, with its 80’s sounding, galloping drum beat and commanding chorus. Each track sounds different from the last, and so the album never gets boring. ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ is moody and atmospheric. ‘State Of the Art’ is a weird one but I admire his versatility. ‘I Feel Better’ is a blast of Motown.
Gotye offers up a smorgasbord of sounds and genres and is what I would call a musical maverick, his love for music translates beautifully on this record and I believe there’s a track for everyone’s taste, what will yours be?
No comments:
Post a Comment