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José González
Swedish musician (born 1978)
José Gabriel González is a Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg. He is also a member of the band Junip, along with Tobias Winterkorn.
As of 2026, he has released five solo studio albums.
labels: Imperial Recordings, Parasol Records, Mute Records, Peacefrog Records
genres: indie folk
awards: Musikexportpriset
plays: guitar, classical guitar, voice
member of: Junip
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Early life and education
José Gabriel González was born on 31 July 1978 in the Haga district of Gothenburg, Sweden, to Argentine parents. His politically active parents were students at the National University of San Luis before fleeing Argentina after the 1976 Argentine coup d'état. Escaping to Brazil with González's older sister, they were granted asylum by the Swedish consulate in Rio de Janeiro and relocated to Gothenburg in 1977.
The first band González played in was Back Against the Wall, a Gothenburg hardcore punk group influenced by Black Flag, Misfits, and Dead Kennedys. He later played bass guitar in another hardcore band, Renascence, between 1993 and 1998. He also played guitar with the indie rock band Only If You Call Me Jonathan.
Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist, born July 31, 1978 in Angered. He is of Argentinian descent.
He achieved international success after his cover version of Swedish band The Knife's 'Heartbeats' was featured on an advert for the Sony BRAVIA television resulting in widespread exposure for debut album 'Veneer'. Also covered Kylie Minogue's 'Hand On Your Heart' and Massive Attack's 'Teardrop'.
Also known as: González, J González, J. Gonzales, J. Gonzalez, J. González
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Liner notes
José González, the records, oldest first
Veneer
2003 album
on the air
Crosses EP
2003 ep
Remain EP
2004 ep
Stay in the Shade EP
2004 ep
Australian Tour EP
2005 ep
B Sides Collected
2006 ep
In Our Nature
2007 album
on the air
Vestiges & Claws
2015 album
Let It Carry You
2015 ep
Local Valley
2021 album
El Invento EP
2022 ep
Swing EP
2022 ep
Head On EP
2023 ep
Visions EP
2023 ep
Against the Dying of the Light
2026 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Down the Line" is a single from José González's second album In Our Nature. The single was released as the first single in the UK on September 10, 2007.
The song was also the third single in Sweden, released on February 20, 2008. José's cover of "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat was featured as a B-side.
