The Beat Surrender

I’ve heard and liked a few things by Gotye now including the single Hearts A Mess which I reviewed earlier this year, so i’ve been really looking forward to reviewing this, his debut album.

Like Drawing Blood continues down the musical magpie route of piecing together differnt elements both from his own instrumentation and that of others through samples. He doesn’t quite take it to The Avalanches level, but it’s an integral part of his music and should make it a very interesting night when one of my reviewers pops along to see him in Leeds in the next few weeks.

The only track that doesn’t have the beauty, guile and general quality of the rest of the album is the recent single Learnalilgivinalovin which unfortunately sounds like one of his heroes Phil Collins and that in my eyes is never a good thing. That aside though it’s a musical breath of fresh air.