You Oughta Know : Gotye

Ask Gotye about his new album Making Mirrors and he'll speak not of songs, but of sounds. He'll describe the various valves through which strings and choirs cycle on his Lowrey Cotillion, a vintage organ bought for 100 bucks in a second-hand shop that features on the record. But that's just one example of how the Australian singer/songwriter and instrumentalist virtualizes instruments to make their new forms sound unique, and his detailed signature can be found throughout his pop-leaning tunes, that also feature dub, Detroit-era Motown soul, stadium-size politipop, synth-folk and world music on glorious, sprawling, huge-hearted songs. This is pop at its most precise, but also electronic music at its most emotional. A marriage of the past and the most contempo... More»

Ask Gotye about his new album Making Mirrors and he'll speak not of songs, but of sounds. He'll describe the various valves through which strings and choirs cycle on his Lowrey Cotillion, a vintage organ bought for 100 bucks in a second-hand shop that features on the record. But that's just one example of how the Australian singer/songwriter and instrumentalist virtualizes instruments to make their new forms sound unique, and his detailed signature can be found throughout his pop-leaning tunes, that also feature dub, Detroit-era Motown soul, stadium-size politipop, synth-folk and world music on glorious, sprawling, huge-hearted songs. This is pop at its most precise, but also electronic music at its most emotional. A marriage of the past and the most contemporary, Gotye's vinyl and instrument reconnassance has proved fruitful when paired with his compelling vocals, and we think You Oughta Know.«Less