when the lights go down in the city Vox 2006-11-22T23:56:14Z Krissy http://krissy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00b8ea0716b01bc0/tags/the+knife/ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn" - Charlie Parker More listening: Jose Gonzalez tag:vox.com,2006-11-22:asset-6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cd9788f240f9cc 2006-11-22T00:40:35Z 2006-11-22T23:56:14Z Krissy http://krissy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Everything old is new again!  I went to Amoeba this weekend to trade in a bunch of CDs I've accumulated from SFist and get some new ones.  After hearing about it for months and months, I finally got Jose Gonzalez' Veneer.

(Jose Feliciano + Lindsey Buckingham's latest record + Nick Drake) / super mellow = Veneer


Gonzalez does a nice job of melding sparse, hypnotic fingerpicking with mellow folk moodiness.  Listen to "Crosses" from the album:

05 Crosses
05 Crosses
José González
For those who are keeping track, Gonzalez rose to blog-fame last year for covering The Knife's "Heartbeats".  The cover's alright, but really how can you improve on that original?

I also bought the new PJ Harvey and then yesterday I got a promo of it in the mail.  @#%


Veneer Peel Sessions 1991-2004 Deep Cuts

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]]> Listen Up: The Knife tag:vox.com,2006-11-16:asset-6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cd97875cd2f9cc 2006-11-16T18:51:46Z 2006-11-20T21:18:02Z Krissy http://krissy.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I'm having an especially music-obsessed week.  Yesterday and today, all I want to listen to is The Knife.

If you like Goldfrapp, Bjork's Homogenic, Ratatat -- then your life will be enriched by this Swedish sibling duo.

If you have a Rhapsody subscription, you can hear tons of their music.  Or you can tune into this jukebox.

The Knife - Heartbeats
The Knife - Heartbeats



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