"Now you're just somebody that I used to know." These lyrics have been playing over and over in the heads of everybody who has been surfing the Internet in the past month — oh, and don't forget the nearly 70 million (as of February 12) YouTube users! Yeah, that's a lot of cheddar! And that has only been in the last month or so. Gotye has come out and has taken the music world by storm. This multiinstrumentalist and multi-talented singer/songwriter has come out on top with his hit "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra. Let's talk little about where he was before his rise to fame.

Gotye's real name is Wouter "Wally" De Backer, and he was born in Bruges, Belgium in 1980. He moved to Melbourne, Australia at the age of two. At an early age, De Backer had a great passion for music and learned how to play various instruments, most notably the piano and drums. De Backer formed the band Downstares in high school with three of his friends. De Backer really started listening to different genres when he was given a large collection of old records after an elderly neighbour of his passed away. This was the beginning of Gotye, because if there is one thing unique about his sound, it is that he experiments with many different styles that have come and gone. He has been compared to the likes of Sting and Peter Gabriel, which is a fairly accurate comparison.

The name Gotye comes from Gautier, which is the French version of Wouter, which translates to the English name Walter. Since the release of his album Boardface back in 2001, Gotye has been creating quite the name for himself in Australia and even Asia by winning five ARIA awards (Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards) and nominated for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act.

Which brings us to the current and booming Gotye album Making Mirrors. This album his been on repeat on my iPhone for about a week now. I wake up and go to sleep to this album on a daily basis, no kidding. It's a breath of fresh air to hear something as new and interesting as Making Mirrors. Gotye proves in this album that he can do it all and that real music does in fact still exist around the world. Maybe his hit single has gotten this CD recognized and heard, but the fact is that almost every song on the record has the potential to be a hit.

The album kicks off with an ambient track, with him softly singing a beautiful melody in the background that sends you drifting away. Next, it kicks into the bassdriven "Easy Way Out," which is a great way to follow up the intro to help pick up the pace a little bit. It then makes room for the heavy hitter song, "Somebody That I Used To Know." I have probably listened that song at least 100 times since I first heard about a month ago, and I still cannot get enough of it, especially after watching the cover by Walk Off the Earth, a five-piece band that all play on one guitar. Pure genius! Next up on the album is the second single, "Eyes Wide Open." This song is probably my favourite song on the album. It is for me the most interesting and dynamic song and demonstrates Gotye's musical genius in a nutshell. My third favourite song would have to be "Smoke and Mirrors," yet another dynamic and organic song. Gotye really knows how to experiment with different instruments in a very special approach that is not often heard in today's music. His voice alone gives his productions the upper hand, but his ability to coat his vocals in such a musical abyss is simply beautiful.

If I haven't caught your attention by end of this and if the single hasn't made you go rushing to BUY this album off iTunes for $9.99, then I apologize to you. I wouldn't be surprised if this album gets nominated for Album of the Year next year. Please do yourself a favour and listen to this album. You can respond to a post about this album on my blog at eternalmelodies.tumblr.com.