Video: Gotye, ‘Hearts a Mess’ Kevin Bronson on May 31st, 2012 Share this:Tweet Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email 0 <p>Yes, the remarkable Brendan Cook-directed and -animated video for “Hearts a Mess” is 4-plus years old and has received more than 4 million plays on YouTube. We share it because <a href="http://gotye.com" target="_blank">Gotye</a> announced today that his earlier album “Like Drawing Blood,” released in 2006 in Australia and containing this track, will be released on CD and vinyl in the U.S. in July. Oh, and the fact that Wally De Backer, <a href="http://buzzbands.la/2011/10/14/video-gotye-somebody-that-i-used-to-know/" target="_blank">who has that one song with Kimbra</a>, is coming back to L.A. this fall.</p> <p><strong>||| Live: </strong>Gotye plays the Greek Theatre on Sept. 4, supported by Chairlift and Jonti. 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