The tour was extended with a North American leg from 13 August to 4 October, retaining Parkway Drive and Architects and adding Deez Nuts to the line up.
“Somebody That I Used to Know” came in third in the 2011 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition . On 8 August 2011, Gotye released a film clip for the song “Bronte” on YouTube and Vimeo. The visuals were animated and directed by Ari Gibson at Mechanical Apple. Also on…
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The album was released on 19 August, and launched the following day at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Graphic Festival which featured animators and a 10-piece orchestra as part of Gotye’s performance. De Backer also released a follow-up single to “Eyes Wide Open” titled ” Somebody That…
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On 5 July 2011, Gotye released a film clip for the song “Somebody That I Used to Know” on YouTube and Vimeo. Directed by Natasha Pincus, the video has now been viewed over 2.4 billion times (as of April 2025 ). On 6 October 2011, the video was awarded the…
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In July 2011, a new lineup was announced, featuring Crabb (as the only original member), fellow vocalist Mary Byker ( Gaye Bykers on Acid , Apollo 440 , Pigface ), guitarist Tim Muddiman ( Gary Numan ), drummer Jason Bowld ( Pitchshifter , Killing Joke ) and bassist Davey Bennett…
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A demo earned him a deal with the Island label in the UK. His debut album, The Lateness of the Hour , produced by Mike Spencer and Major Lazer was released in July 2011. The first single from the album was ” Up All Night “, followed by ” Too…
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On 21 June 2011, Clare performed at the Queens’ College , Cambridge May Ball .
On 6 June 2011, as the final commitment to their contract with EMI, the band released a remix compilation album , entitled Remixes 2: 81–11 that features remixes by former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder .
On March 3, 2011, “The Sun,” the first single from III , was released. During a web chat, Jeremy explained that they hope III will be ready for a May or June 2011 release but that it may come later this summer. During an interview at SXSW, Jeremy confirmed that…
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A new remix of “Personal Jesus” by Stargate , entitled ” Personal Jesus 2011 “, was released as a single on 30 May 2011, in support of the compilation.