As my passion is music and have a habit of spending most of my listening time in a given week to one album, I thought I'd start a thread letting you all know what I'm listening to and perhaps if anyone wants to participate, please feel free to jump in. We might even introduce new sounds to one and other.
Anyhow, I listen to a wide and varied range of sounds, and without pigeon-holing myself to a particular genre, I am always drawn to music where good guitar play exists. Could be rock, folk, country, blues and so on.
Now, with that all said, this week I have been mostly listening to an album titled 'Veneer' by an artist named Jose Gonzales - he's from Sweden oddly enough.
Veneer has been available since late April of last year, but came to people’s attention via the new 'boucy ball' advert for Sony's new Bravia range of LCD TVs. That said, Jose, produced and recorded this album himself, and it is a delicate collection of songs and has a lot to offer.
'Heartbeats', in particular has a warmth and almost soothing quality in its sound and recording. The songs are intimate but echo and resonate, the sound filling up the corners despite its scarcity. LoFi being the new HiFi so to speak.
Two of the finest songs are saved to the end - "Save Your Day" is a wonderful mix of words and guitar chords, whilst "Broken Arrows" is simply beautiful, haunted by a softened trumpet. Because of the advert, Jose has been thrust somewhat into the limelight of European success and in turn his music has reached a wider audience.
If you're looking for a album to fill your quieter moments, I'd recommend Veneer.
Anyhow, I listen to a wide and varied range of sounds, and without pigeon-holing myself to a particular genre, I am always drawn to music where good guitar play exists. Could be rock, folk, country, blues and so on.
Now, with that all said, this week I have been mostly listening to an album titled 'Veneer' by an artist named Jose Gonzales - he's from Sweden oddly enough.
Veneer has been available since late April of last year, but came to people’s attention via the new 'boucy ball' advert for Sony's new Bravia range of LCD TVs. That said, Jose, produced and recorded this album himself, and it is a delicate collection of songs and has a lot to offer.
'Heartbeats', in particular has a warmth and almost soothing quality in its sound and recording. The songs are intimate but echo and resonate, the sound filling up the corners despite its scarcity. LoFi being the new HiFi so to speak.
Two of the finest songs are saved to the end - "Save Your Day" is a wonderful mix of words and guitar chords, whilst "Broken Arrows" is simply beautiful, haunted by a softened trumpet. Because of the advert, Jose has been thrust somewhat into the limelight of European success and in turn his music has reached a wider audience.
If you're looking for a album to fill your quieter moments, I'd recommend Veneer.
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