Making Mirrors
On the title track Gotye whisper-sings into a lo-fi filter over spacy drones, sounding a lot like Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce. The following “Easy Way Out” makes good use of \'60s-style fuzz guitar, tambourine, and bombastic drum parts before his falsettos in the chorus recall a young Beck Hansen. “Smoke and Mirrors” contrasts orchestral accouterments with a big, boomy tribal rhythm.
Here Australia singer-songwriter Walter De Backer finds room for psych-rock, soul, earnest balladeering, creepy retro-futurism, electronic and Tropicalia touches, and scads of serious-minded 1980s-inspired art pop.
Goyte makes highly tuneful, mature, rock-based pop music with fresh melodic songwriting that demonstrates his uncommon ambition and craftsmanship.
The songs of Australian pop star Wouter De Backer, aka Gotye, are something of a mixed bag, writes <strong>Hermione Hoby</strong>
After notching up 62m YouTube hits, Australia-based found-sound popper Gotye presents a very varied third album, writes <strong>Caroline Sullivan</strong>
Gotye's third album, Making Mirrors, is a dizzyingly restless mix of fuzzy electronica and Eighties pop.