Swedish Sundays #2: Jose González

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Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to last Sunday’s Swedes, I’m From Barcelona (sample comment: “cancel this feature IMMEDIATELY”), I have no choice but to continue the feature. Now, understandably, I’m From Barcelona can be a bit over-the-top, so perhaps I should’ve started off with something a bit more…palatable.

Jose González is, in fact, a Swede. His hispanic name comes from his Argentinian heritage, but he was born and raised in Sweden. And, like so many Swedish artists I’ll be writing about, he sings in English. English: the international language of business and weird indie music.

González’s music is in some ways more of the same: it’s just a dude with a guitar, with some minimalist percussion. González updates the formula with a rich sound that sounds, for lack of a better word, analog. Nothing about this music sounds like it was run through GarageBand; his notes drip with a warmth and soulfulness that evokes a warm fire on a winter’s day.

Anyway, check out Jose González. And for those of you who have liked neither Swedish Sunday, I can at least promise that each week will feature an artist that varies greatly from the previous week’s. After all, we went from a 29-member group last week to just one man this week. Stay tuned.

Jose Gonzalez - Lovestain

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