Gotye has teamed up with his band The Basics to form a new political party in Australia.

The 'Somebody That I Used to Know' star has created the Basics Rock’n’Roll party in an attempt to run for office in the Victorian state election in November.

The musician is joined by Kris Schroeder and Tim Heath as they fight against the traditional "elite" politicians.

Schroeder said: "Politics in this country is treated like it belongs to the elite. We have these career politicians who often come from well-to-do families...and they are groomed into becoming these lifelong politicians that have no other life experience outside of either being in the young Liberals or young Labor, and becoming a member of parliament.

“Decisions don’t have to be made by these elite, you can just be musicians. We’ve all got higher education degrees so we’re not just musicians, but we haven’t come up through any political ideology. We just care about certain things like Indigenous affairs and education."

The group's aims include improving indigenous local learning in Victorian schools, compulsory first-aid training in high schools and having greater access to music in rural areas.

The party, however, needs 500 members registered with the Victorian Electoral Commission to be eligible for the election.

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Watch Gotye in action below: