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| Not even the poster from this gig, I just liked it |
Where: Hammersmith Apollo
Why: I don’t really know… it was just one of those
things
The main thing you should know about this gig is that I went
on my own and I didn’t drink. There was also some kind of drunken,
aggressively-swaying Portuguese love-square going on next to me so I was
anxiously tapping notes into my phone to stay out of it. So if this seems like
a more detailed review than my usual, then that is why.
Gotye was a revelation. He is COOL. I had no idea what to
expect as I only knew his 2011 album (yes, the one with Somebody that I used
to know on it), but he was awesome. It was like a proper jam session, with
him very much as part of the band rather than a super frontman, and his
drumming is phenomenal. Who actually knew? He was so dynamic, starting out
quite spooky-peaceful, then billowing out into an 80s synthy retro psychedelic
vibe. Good beats. I also love how he just slips into Phil Collins style poppy-ness
every now and then (Learnalilgivinanlovin, In your Light etc). He also sang the obligatory Somebody that I used to know and got the audience to sing the Kimbra part, which was surprisingly effective (the entire Aussie population of London bellowing it back to him must have been quite a pleasing sensation).
Each song was accompanied by a self-contained short film,
all of which were completely different but amazing. Hard to describe in detail
because there were so many but if you youtube him you’ll see the breadth of
stuff going on. A great example from the gig is State of the Art (a
song which I hadn’t liked before but teamed with the video is just entirely new
and cracking).
Also, because it’s such a sweet video, here’s the official
version of Bronte which I love.
Nice one Gotes.
Brixpig x
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