946. José González - Veneer

All of us had this mix club where mix cds were made for one another - Ellen, before we were dating, ended one of her mixes with two tracks: "Heartbeats" by the Knife, and the same song again but covered by José González. That's the great thing about mixes is surprising your friends and manipulating the tracks yourself. I ran out and got José's cd which is a mellow mix of acoustic pop and meditative vocals - at times I wish his voice was stronger, but other times it blends perfectly with the strings.

7.2 out of 10