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- Date Released: September 24, 2007
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Label: Peacefrog Records / Peacefrog Digital Ltd.
The Swedish acoustic troubadour that popularized "Heartbeats" returns...
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We Say...
Clearly a firm believer in the old maxim "if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it," José González’s much-anticipated second album carries on pretty much exactly where 2005’s Veneer left off. If you’re a fan of Nick Drake’s darker moments, you will find more than enough here to keep you satisfied, and while González’s songs aren’t as relentlessly depressing as Drake’s, they have a similarly haunting, hypnotic quality.
Although In Our Nature boasts nothing as instantly infectious as Veneer’s trump card — his cover of the Knife’s "Heartbeats" that soundtracked the Sony Bravia television ad campaign — sublime songs like "How Low," "Down the Line," "Time to Send Someone Away" and "Fold" just get better with each listen.
Clocking in at just over 33 minutes, In Our Nature is hardly what you would call a long album, but González still finds time to squeeze in another cover, a stripped-to-the-bone take on Massive Attack’s "Teardrop" that manages to sound even more mesmerising than the original. Whether this album sells as many copies as González's debut remains to be seen, but there's an artistic depth to this tremblingly beautiful music that slowly reveals itself over time and will result in rich rewards for those willing to listen closely enough. -
They Say...
José González earned himself a lot of fans with his first album, Veneer. Songs from it were placed in TV shows and featured in ads, he appeared on Top of the Pops and played festivals, and became a sought-after guest vocalist for electronic artists (Zero 7, Savath & Savalas, Plan B). His intimate, tender sound featuring just his voice and a skillfully played acoustic guitar struck a chord all around the world. The long lag between the recording of Veneer (which was originally released in Sweden during 2003 and only widely available in 2005) and the release of the follow-up, 2007's In Our Nature, might lead fans to think that time might bring about a change in González's sound. Those fears prove to be groundless. Despite teasing some changes with a fuller, more arranged sound featuring a backing band on the 2006 EP Stay in the Shade, In Our Nature is a near sonic clone of Veneer, right down to the cover of a classic electronica track (this time it's Massive Attack's "Teardrops"). This is great news for people looking for more of the same quiet, stark, but beautiful songs and performances, but if you were looking for some kind of change or progression, you're out of luck unless you listen quite intently and get past the smooth surface. What you'll find are more political lyrics (like on the opening "How Low," which shoots verbal daggers at war-mongering world leaders), more passionate vocals, some more forceful guitar playing, and a general sense of urgency and unease bubbling underneath the prettiness. It may take a few listens before the record reveals itself as a relative cauldron of restrained emotion, but it's worth the effort. Or you could choose to let the moody songs and melancholy atmosphere relax and sooth you. Either way the record is sure to please the fans who latched on to Veneer.
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How Low |
2:40 |
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| 02. | |
Down The Line |
3:10 |
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| 03. | |
Killing For Love |
3:02 |
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| 04. | |
In Our Nature |
2:42 |
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Teardrop |
3:33 |
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| 06. | |
Abram |
1:48 |
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| 07. | |
Time To Send Someone Away |
2:47 |
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| 08. | |
The Nest |
2:23 |
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| 09. | |
Fold |
2:54 |
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| 10. | |
Cycling Trivilalities |
8:09 |
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10 Total Tracks, 33:08 Total Length
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Credits
- Jose Gonzalez - Guitar // Jose Gonzalez - Guitar // Jose Gonzalez - Vocals // Jose Gonzalez - Vocals // Jose Gonzalez - Producer // Jose Gonzalez - Producer // Jose Gonzalez - Engineer // Jose Gonzalez - Engineer // Jose Gonzalez - Mixing // Jose Gonzalez - Mixing // Hans Olsson - Mastering
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