Veneer is the debut album by Swedish-born minstrel José González...already a certified quiet-is-the-new-loud legend in his native Sweden. Who needs bells and whistles (outside of a forlorn trumpet and some subliminal percussion) when songs are this strong and the voice is this perfect? When all that you need to hold an audience in blissful rapture is what you can balance on a barstool? Jose's sensual, sensitive, powerful vocals and supernaturally gifted guitar playing truly recalls artists like Nick Drake,...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. While working towards his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, Jose González' music career began to take shape, eventually forcing him to choose a career in music over one in research. The foundation on which he builds his songs is the same on which he built his studies - he attacks his music patiently, methodically and with great interest in finding unexpected angles. In Our Nature is about exploring these angels. In Our Nature was recorded entirely on tape at a Gothenburg st...   [ read more ]

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While working towards his PhD in biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg, Jose González' music career began to take shape, eventually forcing him to choose a career in music over one in research. The foundation on which he builds his songs is the same on which he built his studies - he attacks his music patiently, methodically and with great interest in finding unexpected angles. In Our Nature is about exploring these angels. In Our Nature was recorded entirely on tape at a Gothenburg studio. Though G...   [ read more ]

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