Veneer
by José González

Album
Veneer by José González
Year: 2003
Release date: 2003-10-29
Overall rank: 3,515th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 145 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2003 (70th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (598th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,515th)

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Veneer is ranked as the best album by José González.

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- This album (3,515th)
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Overall rank: 3,515th | 2000s rank: 598th | 2003 rank: 70th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 145 votes)
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 !		10/12/2026 06:54 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  16,51670/100
 
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 !		09/25/2026 16:53 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  91948/100
 
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 !		06/16/2026 11:06 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  47,54775/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.


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Veneer forum mentions

This album has been referenced 29 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From EyeKanFly 12/06/2020 14:57 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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From BestEverAlbums 12/01/2020 17:02 in Monthly overall chart movements - November 2020
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From BestEverAlbums 02/15/2019 21:00 in Album of the day (#2985): Veneer by José González
“Today's album of the day Veneer by José González ( | ) Year: 2003. Country: Overall rank: 2,353 Average rating: 78/100 (from 105 votes). Tracks: 1. Slow Moves 2. Remain 3. Lovestain 4. Heartbeats 5. Crosses 6. Deadweight on Velveteen 7. All You Deliver 8. Stay in the Shade 9. Hints 10. Save Your…”
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From 02/17/2019 05:37 | #232074 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
José González is a Swedish singer-songwriter who, like Nick Drake, became known for his guitar and classical vocals. On this relaxing album, José González focuses on themes such as perseverance. The album is really inspired by Nick Drake, the singer alone with his guitar forcing a personality. This record is really interesting.

8/10

Best track: "Heartbeats"
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From 10/06/2017 04:47 | #199171 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Crosses, Heartbeats, Broken Arrows the highlights. A pretty solid album with a strong songwriter's instinct. Some of the weaker songs like Hints just have too little going on musically to be interesting. It's the type of album you can put on in the background and the weaker songs don't grate.
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85/100
From 05/31/2014 01:45 | #113343 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This sounds instantly so familiar and so easily lovable. There's a quality to this that is comparable to NMH, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens and more of the best folk ever.
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From 09/25/2026 16:55 | #316207 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
The cover of Heartbeats is absolutely stunning. But the rest of the album, while pleasant, is fairly unspectacular and there's nothing I'd rush to listen to again.
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From 11/15/2013 22:38 | #92678 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Heartbeats is the standout moment for me, but this is a solid album
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