Jose Gonzalez Tickets

As well as listening to the music from his heritage, González has stated that in his childhood, some of his favourite musicians were Bob Marley and Michael Jackson. In his teen years, González played in a band called Back Against The Wall, a hardcore punk band who drew influences from bands such as The Misfits and Black Flag. In the years between 1993  and 1998, he played as bassist in another hardcore band named Renascence and then guitar with a rock band named Only if You Call me Jonathan.

After taking a break from bands, González began putting together his own material, and in 2003, his debut album ‘Veneer’ was released in Europe. The album contains eleven tracks, featuring songs such as ‘Heartbeats;’ a cover of the famous song by The Knife, as well as ‘Deadweight on Velveteen’ and ‘Stay in the Shade.’ The album was released on Imperial records, and critics praised it. Pitchfork Media gave the album seven out of ten stars, and webzine AllMusic gave it four out of five.

The album demonstrates a much softer side of González. No longer was he playing punk or hardcore music, but rather  his album features the soft sounds of on guitar, combined with his soft voice. This soon became his trademark style for his music. Jose has also performed several covers from bands that have influenced him in some way or another. Along with The Knife’s ‘Heartbeats,’ he has covered Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart,’ and ‘Teardrop’ by Massive Attack.

In 2007, Jose released his second album ‘In Our Nature.’ The record once again has eleven tracks, such as ‘Down The Line,’ ‘Time To Send Someone Away’ and the title track ‘In Our Nature.’ The whole album was focused on the human condition, and was influenced by his readings of books such as ‘The God Delusion’ by Richard Dawkins and other similar writings. The album did well once again amongst critics. Pitchfork Media gave the album just under eight out of ten stars, and webzine AllMusic once again awarded four out of five stars to ‘In Our Nature.’