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New Single & Video : Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

It's one of the most anticipated albums of the last five years - the return of Australia's own Gotye.

His new album Making Mirrors is set to hit shelves on August 19. The new albums artwork is a piece painted by Wally DeBacker's dad in another space and time (the 1980s). It was salvaged from a box of old slap bracelets, Swatch watches, jean jackets and other space junk.

Some of you may not know what a record is. Those may prefer to think of it simply as a physical vessel of varying sizes and materials, from which an auditory experience can be emitted (when prompted, and when interfaced with the correct transcoding technology). Like Tickle Me Elmo

Said vessel will have 12 "tracks" on it. Each will be individually named and of varying durations and dynamic response

1. Making Mirrors
2. Easy Way Out
3. Somebody That I Used To Know
4. Eyes Wide Open
5. Smoke and Mirrors
6. I Feel Better
7. In Your Light
8. State of the Art
9. Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You
10. Giving Me A Chance
11. Save Me
12. Bronte

Keep your eyes and ears peeled in the meantime, for Somebody That I Used To Know, the next single to make it through the asteroid belt. It’s out July 11 and features vocals from the amazing Kimbra.

For more on it, let's here from Gotye himself in a recent "letter to the nation" : 

So I had my first ever leak yesterday

Yes, yes, very fu... Disgusting! Get your mind out of the gutter.

Uh... so - the film clip for Somebody That I Used To Know, my new single, leaked onto the web yesterday and hence I'd like to share it with you!

Kimbra is the amazing vocalist you're seeing and hearing in the third verse- floors me every time. Can't wait for her new album Vows to be released

Hope you enjoy the video. It was the most lengthy and intense shoot I've ever been part of- two days of shooting, the second day stretching out to 36 hours! Anyone who's ever done full body painting and stop-time animation will know the way time can crawl, especially when you're trying to stand dead-still for hours. Good thing it's an amazing clip!

And for that I have the following lovely people to thank:

Natasha Pincus and Warwick Field who conceived, directed, filmed and edited the piece. Check out their other awesome work here.

Emma Hack who did the brilliant body painting for the video. See more of her beguiling body painting here.

And thanks to my dad, whose original artwork is what the painting was based on. Thanks paps!

The full roll-call of film clip credits can be viewed on Vimeo or YouTube

The digital single is out now on iTunes in Australia, and directly from the gotye.com store for the rest of the universe.

Yes,

Wally

P.S. In case you missed it, here’s an album preview I put together with my friend James Bryans. These film clips, documentaries and more will be out digitally and on DVD alongside the record

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