Peacefrog Vinyl & CDs

Review: It's been two full decades since thousands were first introduced to the Spanish guitar slowcore indie-folk inflections of Swedish songsmith Jose Gonzalez, who received one of the best widescale launching pads by having his now iconic rendition of The Knife's 'Heartbeats' featured in an advert for the Sony Bravia LCD TV, which featured a myriad of hypnotising, colourful bouncy balls cascading down a sloping hill. While many at the time were unaware of the track's electro-pop origins, it served as an ideal introduction to the minimal, heartfelt and almost genre-less atmospherics that would make up Gonzalez's much adored debut full-length Veneer. Celebrating its 20 year anniversary with a remastered expansion complete with a second LP live album taken from a 2003 performance in Gothenburg, as well as a hand-numbered gatefold sleeve, a 24-page booklet of archival photos, essays and a song-by-song guide from the man himself, this is the ultimate collector's edition of a much adored, understated work which has since aged like a fine wine within the modern realms of indie-post-folk meanderings.