José González by Erik Undehn
José González will release it on October 27th.
José González has announced a 20th Anniversary deluxe reissue of Veneer.
Adding to González’s 2003 debut album is a bonus disc featuring his performance that year at the Gothenburg Concert Hall, from which Hints is online now.
“The word ‘veneer’ describes the thin material used to make cheap wood look expensive, and it’s also used to indicate other superficially appealing exteriors for what might otherwise seem less attractive, whether that’s buildings or teeth,” he’s said.
I chose it to refer to the feeling that things are not as they appear or are pretending to be something they aren’t. Partly I was thinking about other people and how they behaved, saying things as if they were in a game or in the theatre. Nonetheless, I was also thinking of myself and my music, like I was trying to be someone I wasn’t.
The album is set to be performed in full during an April/May 2024 tour of North America.
Tour dates:
August
12 Gothenburg, SE, Way Out West Festival
31 Lisbon, Kalorama Festival
September
2 Malaga, ES, Cala Mijas Festival
February 2024
15 Berlin, DE, Theater des Westens
April 2024
23 Vancouver, BC, The Orpheum
24 Portland, OR, Revolution Hall
26 Denver, CO, Paramount Theatre
27 Oklahoma City, OK, Tower Theatre
28 Dallas, TX, Majestic Theater
29 Austin, TX, Paramount Theatre
May 2024
1 Miami Beach, FL, Miami Beach Bandshell