Gotye - Drawing Blood

TRACKLISTING

1.    LIKE DRAWING BLOOD
2.    THE ONLY WAY
3.    HEARTS A MESS
4.    COMING BACK
5.    THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
6.    LEARNALIGIVINANLOVIN
7.    PUZZLE WITH A PIECE MISSING
8.    SEVEN HOURS WITH A BACKSEAT DRIVER
9.    THE ONLY THING I KNOW
10.    NIGHT DRIVE
11.    WORN OUT BLUES

“Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter-sampler coming on like Beck fronting The Avalanches.” The Guardian
“Gotye (pronounced "Gaultier"), a musical magpie from Australia whose eclectic tastes make Mark Ronson look blinkered...” The Independent

Gotye (pronounced Gaultier - like Jean Paul) is a one-man indie success story, a Beck-style sample magpie and a huge-hearted songwriter. Acting as his own manager, plugger and record label while working in a library by day, Belgium born Gotye has won a plethora of prestigious awards in his adopted home of Australia.  Self-releasing ‘Like Drawing Blood’, he has won both the Australian equivalent of the Mercury Music Award (the AMP) and a BRIT Award (the ARIA for Best Male Artist), in 2007.  

First single ‘Hearts A Mess’ (2nd June) soars and swells into an orchestral gem. ‘Coming Back’ exhibits the signature Gotye method of conjuring a kind of filmic atmosphere while weaving in his own tale of heartache. Second single ‘Learnalilgivinanlovin’ (11th Aug) weaves brass samples into Gotye’s Motown-esque vocal harmonies to super-catchy effect.  ‘Puzzle With A Piece Missing’ is all echoed snares, rim shots and reggae horns ‘The Only Thing I Know’ is a melody of stadium-sized proportions. Whilst ‘Night Drive’s evocative balmy Miami percussion links Gotye to all the other creatively minded 80’s babies that are delving into their childhood memories of radio pop to reforge a sound for the 00s.
 

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