Australian-native Walter De Backer, also known as Gotye, is taking America by storm in 2012. Gotye’s highly anticipated US debut Making Mirrors was released on January 31 (Samples'n'Seconds Records/Fairfax Recordings/Universal Republic Records), Gotye will hold the coveted title of VH1’s ‘You Oughta Know’ Artist for the kicking off in February. Stream Making Mirrors in full on NPR.org
Gotye will also be making his US television debut February 1st on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he will perform his hit “Somebody That I Used To Know” featuring Kimbra.
“Somebody That I Used To Know” has rocked radio waves and sales charts this week, selling an astounding 200k in one month. It has entered the Hot 100 chart, debuted on the Billboard 200, achieved status as the No. 1 Greatest Gainer at AAA and Alternative formats, and No. 1 at iTunes Alternative Singles chart. Last week, Making Mirrors reached No. 10 on the iTunes Album Chart.
In support of Making Mirrors, Gotye will be embarking on a North American tour with already sold-out performances in LA, NYC, Minneapolis, Portland and San Francisco, culminating at Coachella, Gotye’s first US festival appearance.
Making Mirrors, is pop at its most precise, but also electronic music at its most emotional. The record delves into dub, Detroit-era Motown soul, stadium-size politi-pop, synth-folk and world music on glorious, sprawling, huge-hearted songs. MTV recently commented, “His style is almost hard to define -- we could say indie folk, we could say indie pop, we could say indie alternative, but what we really wanna say is that it's just pretty effing amazing.”
Gotye used rare instruments such as the Lowrey Cotillion organ and developed a self-constructed bass-line by sampling the Winton Musical Fence that he discovered in the outback of Queensland, Australia. He also sampled sounds he found on vintage records hailing from places like Taiwan and Turkey. Audiences are sure to fall in love with Gotye’s quirky, artful aesthetic and the album’s delightful nuances. Lead single, “Somebody That I Used To Know” has now gone No. 1 in 6 countries, and counting. FILTER MAGAZINE raves, “His newest album, Making Mirrors, is a bold attempt to push his production constructs into the realms of human, field and live instrumental recordings. The result is a successful marriage of everything from dub to Motown…”
Check out the Making of Making Mirrors video HERE.
North American Tour Dates:
February 2 Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey (SOLD OUT)
February 6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
March 22 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
March 23 Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
March 27 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
March 29 Boston, MA @ Paradise
March 30 Montreal, QB @ Corona Theatre
March 31 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
April 3 Chicago, IL @ Park West
April 4 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre (SOLD OUT)
April 6 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
April 8 Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
April 10 Seattle @ Neptune
April 11 Portland, OR @ Star Theatre (SOLD OUT)
April 12 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent (SOLD OUT)
April 15 Indigo, CA @ Coachella
April 22 Indigo, CA @ Coachella
For more information on GOTYE, please visit: http://gotye.com/
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