GOTYE - Like Drawing Blood is roaring in my ears

I can’t remember how I happened across GOTYE’s album Like Drawing Blood exactly, but it must have been online, because the artist has released the album independently online, and although he’s had some great reviews and the album has been nominated for an award by TripleJ, most of his exposure has been online to-date.

Like Drawing Blood isn’t really the kind of thing we release on Littoral, but I love it personally and feel you need to know about it. If you’re a fan of Lemon Jelly, BT or Thievery Corporation, this is for you.

I’d recommend listening to Thanks For Your Time, a bitterly funny comment on telephone customer service, and Learnalilgivinanlovin (I think I’ve spelled that right) which is a mashup of Phil Collins which makes him not just listenable, but downright funky and danceable again.

Almost everything on the album’s a potential successful single - GOTYE’s writing, multi-musicianship, vocals and production work are top-class.

You can buy the album online from www.gotye.com and he has some samples there and on http://www.myspace.com/gotye. Judging by the reviews he’s getting on MySpace I think he’s probably starting to make good money from track sales too, which is great to see. Awesome to see the artist reaping 100% of the reward.