Reminds me of the first time I heard SilverChair's Strait Lines.

it's 1980s Fleetwood Mac production to one of those techno type pop songs Nova play on a friday night to get you geed up for a night at crown casino. It will be a MASSIVE hit, mark my words.

I'm not saying that in a mean way by the way, much as it would appear so.

i don't know anyone would grow up to aspire to make this kind of music without the view just to sell thousands and thousands of records.

i don't know anyone would grow up to aspire to make this kind of music without the view just to sell thousands and thousands of records.

I'd happily do a song like that, get some sweet sync deals and pay for my serious art offa them. Unfortunately I'm unable to do it.

Love the man to bits but this doesn't do it for me.

What GA said. HUGE.

this track doesn't sound like a cash grab single to me fuzz ... definitely it sounds like Wal's having a crack at nailing succinct, effective pop songwriting but I don't think that's quite the same thing. I don't think this is his best work, but it doesn't scream ''sell out'' like many first singles from second albums do for me.

Even if he did want to sell out, he seems to be doing everything on his own terms, which I commend a fair bit.

“So this is the end of the story/Everything we had, everything we did/Is buried in doubt,”

I'd say that ''doubt'' is dust. Just saying.

Sounds like Birds of Tokyo to me.

Bewilderingly, disappointingly naff.

this track doesn't sound like a cash grab single to me fuzz ... definitely it sounds like Wal's having a crack at nailing succinct, effective pop songwriting but I don't think that's quite the same thing. I don't think this is his best work, but it doesn't scream ''sell out'' like many first singles from second albums do for me.

You may be right, but, to me, it sounds like Temper Trap-esque Nova rotation material meant to reverberate round Festy Hall.

This is like the Australian version of Coldplay. Or Temper Trap, with whom they are also interchangeable. Lyrical vapidity signifying nothing. It also sounds horrible. I think it was Marcus who compared it to Icehouse meets John Farnham? Nailed it!

Sounds like boys of summer performed by panic at the disco

Was he born in belgium?

Turns out I misheard the lyrics. They've been amended. Thank you King_Rat

Im scared to listen to it because I fear its going to get played to death and very annoying quickly. Am I right?

NiteShok said 11 minutes ago:
Turns out I misheard the lyrics. They've been amended. Thank you King_Rat

Yeah sorry, I've been listening to too much studio tracking of vocals and other shit in the last week that I have unfortunately become fixated on the voice too much. Even if it's talking bullllllllllllshit.

Totally thought of Icehouse when I heard it. Bit of a darker turn for Wally. Not bad… but not a repeat listen.

Glad I'm not the only one who's ambivalent, to say the least. It's obviously a very good pop song, and it's sad that the fact that I really dislike it will only prove to those round here who think I hate pop that, well, I hate pop.
Which I don't. But I bounce really hard off this song. Sorry Wally, I'm sure that won't stop it becoming a huge hit!

compared it to Icehouse meets John Farnham?

Skip the Farnham, this could totally pass for Icehouse

in, er, a nice bathhouse

I reckon this single is just the ''hey I'm back!'' water-testing throwaway..

We'll see the real single shortly I'd say.

Argh, this is terrible and I have no doubt that JJJ will love this...

i keep reading that this is his first thing ''in 5 years'', but mixed blood was out only 3 years ago

I think it's valid to say ''5 years''. A remix album isn't really a main release in the back catalogue... it's more auxiliary than anything. it's not really technically ''Gotye music'' either.. although Wal did play a little on one of the tracks..