Jose Gonzalez

Swedish singer and guitarist José González is an accomplished songwriter but he’s equally known for reworking other artists’ songs in his delicately finger-picked, hushed but emotive singing style. From Joy Division to Massive Attack, here are six of his best.

Local Valley is José González’s first album in six years and we’ve got an exclusive limited red vinyl edition in the BV shop.

This week’s playlist includes new music by Manchester Orchestra, Dawn Richard, Jose Gonzalez, Iceage, Kaytranada, Pink Siifu & Fly Anakin, Gojira, Tindersticks, Cassandra Jenkins, Matt Berninger, Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats, and more.

José González has just released his first new music in six years, a single titled “El Invento” that is his first-ever Spanish language release…

”From the Basement” was a live performance web series created by producer Nigel Godrich that ran from 2006 to 2009 and featured not just Radiohead, but also Sonic Youth, Iggy Pop, PJ Harvey, Sparks, Beck, Laura Marling, Jarvis Cocker, The Fall, Fleet Foxes…

Listen to new songs by Jay Rock/Mozzy, Triuimvir Foul, Albert Hammond Jr, Zero 7 w/ Jose Gonzalez, The Murlocs, and more.

Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, and their current calendar includes many good reasons to get there and help them celebrate.

In 2017 José González toured with orchestra The String Theory and now they’re releasing a double live album, Live in Europe, which will be out next year…

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