{"id":23762,"date":"2015-04-29T10:43:30","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T18:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=23762"},"modified":"2015-04-29T10:43:30","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T18:43:30","slug":"a-must-see-jose-gonzalezs-compelling-tiny-desk-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2015-04\/a-must-see-jose-gonzalezs-compelling-tiny-desk-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"A Must See:  Jose Gonz\u00e1lez&#8217;s Compelling Tiny Desk Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/402837135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/402837135-650x366.jpg\" alt=\"Tiny Desk Concert with Jos\u00e9 Gonz\u00e1le\" width=\"635\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/402837135-650x366.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/402837135-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/402837135-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until we finally gave his music its due attention a few years back, we couldn&#8217;t fully comprehend the depth, beauty, sagaciousness and humility in the music of Sweden&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sleepovershows.com\/sos-questionnaire-gonzalez\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a><\/strong>, whether solo or as a part of his fine ensemble <strong>Junip <\/strong>(watch a live sample of the latter below). You too might need some more time and a good introduction to <strong>Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> too. We can&#8217;t think of a better intro, with his ever-present nylon-stringed guitar and international backers, than the <strong>Tiny Desk Concert<\/strong> released today by <strong>NPR<\/strong>.\u00a0 Throughout his oeuvre, <strong>Gonz\u00e1lez\u00a0<\/strong> asks (and attempts to answer) big questions and calmly cajoles the listener to contemplate bigger issues.\u00a0 Put another way:\u00a0 you probably won&#8217;t hear <strong>Gonz\u00e1lez&#8217;s<\/strong> songs covered on <strong>Modern Country Radio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>His latest album, <em><strong>Vestiges &amp; Claws<\/strong><\/em>, continues his superb string of recent solo and <strong>Junip<\/strong> albums, and is a must for your collection.\u00a0 Watch below as<strong> Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> and fine supporters perform three gems of the new album, including <em><strong>With The Ink of A Ghost<\/strong><\/em> (see the worthy lyrics at bottom), which <a href=\"http:\/\/sleepovershows.com\/sos-questionnaire-gonzalez\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> <strong>recently dubbed his favorite song<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 On this song, in particular, the ensemble delivers superb harmonies (at times realizing the unrealized promise of the <strong>Fleet Foxes<\/strong>, at others sounding like the finest touchstone,<strong> Simon &amp; Garfunkel<\/strong>).\u00a0 They close with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2014-11\/on-monday-lets-focus-on-the-big-picture-watch-space-bound-video-for-jose-gonzalezs-encouraging-song-every-age-off-impending-new-album\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of our favorite songs of 2015 so far,<\/a> <em><strong>Every Age<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s all not-so-simply mesmerizing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> is currently out on a <a href=\"http:\/\/jose-gonzalez.com\/tour-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>sold out tour<\/strong> <\/a>including tonight and tomorrow in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Set List:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Open Book<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ag-OIlEN00M&amp;feature=em-uploademail#\">0:00<\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>With The Ink Of A Ghost<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ag-OIlEN00M&amp;feature=em-uploademail#\">3:03<\/a><br \/>\n<em><strong>Every Age<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ag-OIlEN00M&amp;feature=em-uploademail#\">8:49<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ag-OIlEN00M\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U81kGpYzXLA\" width=\"625\" height=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Idle as it seemed<br \/>\nTrudging through the mist<br \/>\nFollowing the creeks<br \/>\nErasing dim lines on the list<\/p>\n<p>Eager to arrive<br \/>\nLeaving footprints in the clay<br \/>\nReading rocks and vines<br \/>\nTelling indigo from grey<br \/>\nTelling indigo from grey<\/p>\n<p>Scattered rays of light<br \/>\nOn dust grains in the air<br \/>\nAll berries in the tree<br \/>\nEarn a steady flare<\/p>\n<p>Among the mirrors of the scene<br \/>\nSome appear frail and incomplete<br \/>\nIn a vast field of bales she runs<br \/>\nFrom the deepest valley past the sun<\/p>\n<p>Opening up the vault<br \/>\nTo find spinning tops in play<br \/>\nEmbedded nested yarn<br \/>\nDiverting from the gates<\/p>\n<p>But once the faint elusive moans<br \/>\nEvaporate in the morning light<br \/>\nAll deserted yearnings come to life<br \/>\nSurface from the dark to realize<br \/>\nHow in a vast field she runs<br \/>\nFrom the deepest valley past the sun<\/p>\n<p>All this time<br \/>\nWitness to the changing tides<br \/>\nAll the while<br \/>\nFinding ways how to make sense of all the lights<br \/>\nTo shake the winds<br \/>\nTo shake the currents and the rigid hives we&#8217;re living in<br \/>\nAll this time<br \/>\nWitness to the changing tides<\/p>\n<p>Idle as a wave<br \/>\nMoving out at sea<br \/>\nCruising without sound<br \/>\nMolding what&#8217;s to be<br \/>\nSerene between the trails<br \/>\nSerene with the time and ink of a ghost&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until we finally gave his music its due attention a few years back, we couldn&#8217;t fully comprehend the depth, beauty, sagaciousness and humility in the music of Sweden&#8217;s Jose Gonz\u00e1lez, whether solo or as a part of his fine ensemble Junip (watch a live sample of the latter below). 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