Gotye – review

Wilton's Music Hall, LondonGotye's single Somebody That I Used to Know – No 1 in the charts this week – is that rare 2012 thing: a big hit that derives its impact from hauntingly minimal production and understated vocals. It's also deceptive, as the full house at Wilton's soon discovers. Gotye – Australian multi-instrumentalist Wally De Backer – is essentially an enthusiastic collator of dubby percussion and found sounds, and the pop immediacy of the single is a fluke. When it turns up, ...

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