Cult Australian singer-songwriter Gotye has named ‘Easy Way Out’ as the lead single from his much-anticipated forthcoming LP, ‘Making Mirrors’, which is slated for release via Universal/Island’s Communion imprint on 13 Feb.
A robust, Beck-esque blast of staccato garage-rock, the track is worlds away from the wistful acoustica of Gotye’s breakthrough, ‘Somebody I Used To Know’. Gotye will follow the release of ‘Easy Way Out’, due out on 28 Oct, with a couple of sold-out London dates.
While you ponder the above, why not watch the song’s accompanying video? Here it is:
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