A Belgian-born musician who turned a decade of indie work into one of the 2010s' most recognizable songs, then stepped away.
If you only know the hit, try 'State Of The Art' or 'Hearts A Mess' to hear what he was building before everything changed.
For a lot of people, Gotye is just 'Somebody That I Used To Know.' But that song's success came after years of building a sound that mixed indie rock, folk, and electronics on his own terms. Tracks like 'State Of The Art' and 'Hearts A Mess' from before the hit show a musician more interested in textured arrangements and personal lyrics than chasing a formula.
He started releasing music independently with his debut album Boardface in 2001. The 2011 single 'Somebody That I Used To Know' brought sudden international fame, but after the Making Mirrors album, he largely stepped back from solo work, citing the pressures that came with it.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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