Jose Gonzalez
by Grant Moser
September 2007
It’s incredible the sounds that this man can coax out of a guitar; his fingerwork is simply astounding. In Our Nature is a dark album, though spots of sunlight do streak through the clouds. His songs twist and build with absolutely ridiculous rhythm and pacing; it’s as if he’s challenging you throughout the album to keep up. “Down the Line,” “Killing for Love,” and “Teardrop” are some of my favorites, while the title track is ironically my least favorite—it feels plodding, preachy, and awkward. The whole album clocks in at only around thirty-five minutes (the final song takes up nearly a quarter of that), but is well worth your time for the crisp, intricate, intimate, and haunting tunes.