For many, it seemed like Gotye came out of nowhere. The folksy, Australian indie-rock artist (né Wally de Backer) has captivated U.S. listeners with his irresistible, nuanced breakup song, “Somebody ...
Gotye during his performance at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on Oct. 10, 2012. (Photo by Erika Goldring) The Australian pop songsmith Wouter "Wally" DeBacker, known professionally as Gotye, ...
The "one-hit wonder" tag is always more complicated than it sounds. The phrase implies a band or artist excelled just the one time; sometimes that's true, and sometimes the listening public has a ...
A couple of weeks ago, as I sat in the living room of my Brooklyn apartment, I heard a familiar xylophonic riff reverberating from a car's subwoofers on the street. I thought, "Is someone really ...
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