By now, it's inevitable that you've heard of Gotye and his viral-turned-global megasmash Somebody That I Used To Know . That song's video is closing in on a staggering hundered million views on YouTube, where all this hoopla began. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your outlook), his latest album Making Mirrors isn't a one-trick pony. That is, unless you're looking for an album chock full of heartbroken anthems. What Making Mirrors does have in spades is rhythm. A student of 80's Peter Gabriel and Midnight Oil, Gotye never shies away from a beat, organic or otherwise. In fact, rhythm is just about the only constant on this album; it veers from straight-up rock ( Easy Way Out ) to propulsive politico rock ( Eyes Wide Open ) to 60's Motown ( I Feel Better ) to Kid A -style electronic clusterfuckery ( State of the Art ) to painfully gorgeous Wintersleepian soundscapes ( Bronte ). If any song on Making Mirrors has a shot at slaying the on...
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