English musician and producer Bibio has teamed up with Australian singer Gotye for the gorgeous new song “The Way You Talk.” The track will appear on Bibio’s eighth studio album, A Mineral Love, out ...
A light guitar strum—sampled from Brazilian maestro Luiz Bonfá’s “Seville”—oscillates back and forth, before merging with a spare xylophone solo. Hushed, melancholic vocals disrupt the hypnotic ...
I have written a lot about the internet phenomenon that is Gotye and the ubiquitous hit song, "Somebody That I Used To Know," but yesterday I got to talk to him (aka Wally De Backer) on the phone and ...
Not a lot of music directed at children does well on the pop charts in the United States. Despite this, Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” samples a famous children’s song. Gotye explained why he ...
Sometimes, breaking through is just a matter of being different. Consider the song at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 this week, Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used to Know' (Featuring Kimbra). It's spare, ...
Producer Miami Nights 1984 gave Belgian singer and multi-instrumentalist Gotye’s track “Somebody That I Used To Know” an Eighties-inspired synth-pop remix, inspired by his love of old John Hughes ...
For many, it seemed like Gotye came out of nowhere. The folksy, Australian indie-rock artist (né Wally de Backer) has captivated U.S. listeners with his irresistible, nuanced breakup song, “Somebody ...
The name Gotye might only remind you of someone that you used to know because the first time Wouter “Wally” De Backer’s stage name was mentioned on your radio station followed the catchiest break-up ...