Veneer - 20th Anniversary Edition

The 20th Anniversary Deluxe Version of Veneer, the debut Jose Gonzalez album. Twenty-six-year-old Gothenburg resident Jose Gonzalez makes a little go a long way. Armed with just a dextrously plucked Spanish guitar and his own warm but clipped vocals he paints intimate portraits that sound like classics from a golden singer / songwriting yesteryear. Of Argentinean descent, Jose Gonzalez counts bossa nova and Joy Division among his influences, and sure enough, stately, quietly expansive songs like 'Heartbeats' and 'Hints' are equal parts Latin passion and gothic introspection. The lilting 'Stay In The Shade', meanwhile, sounds like a luminous Nick Drake outtake. No mean achievement.

2LP - Lmited edition double blue vinyl. It features a hand-numbered gatefold and a 24-page booklet filled with archival photos, essays (from José González, Zane Lowe, Josephine Olausson and Ian Cohen), and a song-by-song guide from José and more.