After graduating, the band moved to Cambridge where they spent several months working on their music before signing a deal with Infectious Music in December 2011.
Kevin Barnes had revealed some information on the following album in an interview with Pitchfork Media . On October 20, 2011, Barnes announced that the next album was complete. In November 2011, the band released a new track titled “Wintered Debts” via the band’s SoundCloud site, a track off the…
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On 18 October 2011, Gotye released a film clip for the song “Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You” on YouTube and Vimeo. The visuals were animated and directed by Benjamin Drake and Eddie White. On 20 November 2011, Gotye released a film clip for the song “Don’t Worry, We’ll Be…
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On 11 October 2011, Gotye was nominated for seven ARIA Awards . Due to the release date restrictions of the eligibility period, Making Mirrors could not be nominated, and the seven nominations all related to “Somebody That I Used to Know”. Gotye was nominated for Highest Selling Single, Single of…
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A 7″ single containing ” Bloodflood ” and “Tessellate” was released by Loud and Quiet in October 2011.
Singles 1–10 was the first compilation album released by the band. Many of the bands big hits, including ” El Salvador ” and ” Wires ” appear on this album. The selection of tracks spans the past 10 years. There is one previously unreleased song on the album entitled “Back…
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In a September 2011 interview, keyboardist Tim Wanstall said “it’s been every two years (releasing an album) on the odd numbers since 2003 so this is the first year to break that cycle. Actually we’re all exploring individual paths at the moment so the if/how/when of another album is a…
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“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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Man Alive received high critical praise from some reviewers, though others were critical. NME dubbed the band as “pop’s new Picassos” and commented “there are three dirty words in indie right now: ambition, intellect and effort. Everything Everything don’t just fit those terms, they pole-vault over them.” BBC Music hailed…
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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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