Search - Gotye :: Like Drawing Blood

A great eclectic music blend from down under!

Manny Hernandez | Bay Area, CA | 03/24/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a fantastic discovery! Gotye gives digging for good music a name and meaning! Fans of The Blue Nile, Bent and U.N.K.L.E. alike are bound to be satisfied with "Like Drawing Blood". The work of one guy (Wally De Backer), Gotye's sound in this album has a range that is quite unlike most acts you run into.



He sometimes plays reggae ("Puzzle with a Piece Missing"), sometimes pop ("Thanks for Your Time" sounds quite like Justin Timberlake) and then he can come up with a sound like a sixties pop act like does in "Learnalilgivinanlovin". But the real power of the album is where he delivers hip-hop power like Gorillaz would do ("Distinctive Sound", "Seven Hours with a Backseat Driver") or a sound that clearly reminds that of Paul Buchanan (with The Blue Nile), as in "Night Drive" or the closing track.



All in all, it's not your regular cup of coffee, which is great, because the range he covers will keep you entertained all through the album and wanting more of his great music when you are done with it."

A Fav

Karen Manchur | rewrewrew | 02/10/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"An album that you will always find something new to enjoy in. Every spin is amazing, every song finds it's way up the play count listing. What at first you don't like you find you eventually love. Unique, chilled out, simple enough to enjoy with company yet expansive enough to listen to on repeat for months with just the company of your headphones. Just buy this album, it's effin-great. I'm glad I stumbled upon it."