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Jose Gonzalez Artist Review
AWmusic — Supposedly, he has a new EP out called Live At Park Avenue, and if I had it I would review it. Jose Gonzalez, the Argentine-born Swedish singer, came to my attention, as he did to millions, through his moody interpretations (and perhaps misinterpretations, by some bloggers’ accounts) of classic covers on Youtube. If you’re thinking, “oh no, yet more praise for mashed-up tracks originally by Joy Division,” I would advise exercising patience, holding our breakfasts in our stomachs at least until the end of the article. A man armed merely with a nylon string guitar, and often covering songs ...

José González: Live at Park Avenue (Review)
PopMatters — It’s so nice to hear José González again. I don’t know about you, but under the avalanche of new this and leaked that, I haven’t had much opportunity to return to those well-loved songs from Veneer and In Our Nature . This handsome, humble live album, little more than an EP, offers fans a well-due dose of the Swede’s sweet and haunting melody. In concert, González has generally been straightforward. He sits alone onstage with his guitar, carefully looking at his hands as he plucks his way through stripped-back versions of already Spartan songs. He says little apart from “Thank you,” quickly moving between numbers. His spun-out repetitions of arpeggii, ...

To call for hands above to lean on
sex with headphones on — Saw this in a Sony Bravia ad, just had to share since it combines my love with The Knife and one of my favorite songs by them…classic! José Gonzalez covering (acoustically) The Knife’s….Heartbeats ...