People have been raving about Gotye’s latest Triple J hit ‘Somebody I Used to Know. No doubt it will finish strong in the Triple J hottest 100 this year. And yet despite the near ubiquity…

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New video for the second track released off Gotye’s upcoming album. Directed by Natasha Pincus, the clip also features some original artwork by Wally’s dad, Frank De Backer. This is a sandwich I would like…

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Gotye – ‘Eyes Wide Open’ This morning on Triple J Breakfast, Wally De Backer debuted the first new material from his solo project Gotye in almost five years. I slept through this momentous occasion. I…

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Gotye – ‘Learnalilgivinanlovin” (Passion Pit remix)(mp3) Gotye remixed by 2009 breakthrough stars Passion Pit courtesy of their US label Neon Gold. Had to say I was expecting a little bit more than what came through,…

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Hooray! Wally won an ARIA on Sunday night. Quite deserved, I must say. It’s been a while since we did a Gotye post, but you can never have enough. Here’s Wally and his band performing…

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Whether it’s a post about Gotye or The Basics, anything with Wally de Backer generally takes up space on this blog. And, when we’re a little too busy with our respective jobs to post a song,…

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Joe Hardy vs Gotye – ‘Hearts A Mess (3AM Mix)’ It’s a bit hard to improve on perfection, but if there’s a remix that comes close, it’d be Joe Hardy’s recombobulation of the as-close-to-perfect-as-possible Gotye…

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