In Our Nature

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In Our Nature
Studio album by José González
Released	September 24, 2007 September 25, 2007
Genre	Indie, Folk
Length	33:58
Label	Mute Records
Producer	José González
Professional reviews
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José González chronology
3 EP Collection (2007) In Our Nature (2007)

In Our Nature is the second album by Swedish singer-songwriter José González. It was released September 25, 2007 by Mute Records in the United States, Imperial Recordings in Sweden and on Peacefrog Records in the UK. Its lyrical thrust centers around the human condition, or the nature that the title refers to. Though the sonic palette remains based around classical guitar and vocal melody, as in his debut Veneer, it is occasionally expanded. Hand claps, backing vocals and synthesizer are some notable additions.

In Sweden, the first single was "Killing for Love," whereas in the rest of Europe it was "Down the Line." Both singles came with the same B-side, a cover of "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat. The second single released was "Teardrop" (backed with the exclusive instrumental B-side "Four Forks Ache"), and the third single was another split--"Killing for Love" in the UK, and "Down the Line" in Sweden. Both singles came with the same B-side, "Neon Lights."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Quotes 4 Personnel 5 References

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by José González, except where noted.

1. "How Low" – 2:43
2. "Down the Line" – 3:15
3. "Killing for Love" – 3:07
4. "In Our Nature" – 2:46
5. "Teardrop" (Robert Del Naja, Grant Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Elizabeth Fraser) – 3:38
6. "Abram" – 1:51
7. "Time to Send Someone Away" (González, Matthias Bergqvist) – 2:51
8. "The Nest" – 2:27
9. "Fold" – 2:59
10. "Cycling Trivialities" – 8:09
11. "You're an Animal" – 4:18 (iTunes bonus track)

[edit] Singles

• "Down the Line" (September 10, 2007) (UK)
• "Killing for Love" (September 19, 2007) (Sweden)
• "Teardrop" (November 12, 2007)
• "Down the Line" (February 20, 2008) (Sweden)
• "Killing for Love" (April 7, 2008) (UK)

[edit] Quotes

• "I like playing with symbolism"^[1]
• "On this album I've wanted to bring out the primitive aspects of human beings"^[1]
• "The next song is about nationalism and paranoia." (referring to the song "The Nest" at a live show in Los Angeles on March 25, 2007)

[edit] Personnel

• José González – vocals, guitar
• Y. Nagano – backing vocals
• E. Bodin – percussion
• H. Wirenstrand – synthesiser

[edit] References