José González' Shares Logic 1000 Rework Of "Heartbeats" || Touring North America In November

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ  

SHARES LOGIC 1000 REWORK OF “HEARTBEATS”

EUROPEAN TOUR CONTINUES
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR STARTS IN NOVEMBER
 

photo credit: Kalle Gustafsson
 

Today José González has shared a rework of “Heartbeats” done by Berlin-based producer Logic 1000, a reinterpretation of his renowned cover of The Knife’s seminal single. It marks the next installment in a series of new reworks celebrating the final chapter of the 20th anniversary of González’s acclaimed debut album, Veneer.

The series features contributions from a small group of carefully-selected artists reimagining tracks from his debut album.
Speaking on the Logic 1000 rework, José says: “Having lived with Heartbeats by the Knife during 22 plus years it felt refreshing to hear a good remix. Usually I’m skeptical to up-pitched vocals but this sounded great! Like mini-me singing to a fat beat. Loving this danceable up tempo version! We didn’t have that many remixes of this song, partly because there weren’t stems, since I recorded the original with guitar and vocals simultaneously.  After many years, I finally took the time to mimic the original with separate guitar and vocals for karaoke and remixes.”

Logic 1000 adds: "the fact that i get to remix some of the most iconic artists in my personal history still astounds me. this one is a remix of heartbeats by jose gonzales (!) while working on it i was immediately transported to a time in my life where i was so young, full of life and energy. so to have the opportunity to remix a track from a period of my life that held so much optimism was such a huge blessing. thank you to jose for giving us this opportunity."

Accompanying the rework is distinctive, bordering surreal video by Berlin-based illustrator Pete Sharp, known for his work on animated shows Scavengers Reign (HBO Max) and Love, Death & Robots (Netflix).

Watch it HERE.

José is amidst a European tour that will carry throughout the summer and into early Fall. Additionally, José’s October 2024 US tour, which he was unfortunately forced to cancel due to illness in the family, has been rescheduled and will start in November 2025. If you had tickets for the October 2024 tour, they will be valid for the rescheduled 2025 show in your city. The tour will see González visit many cities that he has not performed in for over a decade and will span his entire career and catalog. Full dates are listed below. 
The anniversary celebrations began in 2023 with the deluxe reissue of Veneer and a string of intimate solo shows, in which José performed the album in full to sold-out crowds across Europe and North America - including special performances at the Royal Albert Hall, Elbphilharmonie, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Now, the story comes full circle with a new series of remixes, each one offering a fresh perspective on the songs that helped define José’s singular sound.
Veneer  had a lasting impact on a generation of artists by channeling the emotional authenticity of folk music through a more modern, rhythmic, and less purist lens. Everything about it felt quietly radical, from its stark, minimalist artwork, to the reverse-engineered brilliance of José’s cover of The Knife’s “Heartbeats.” It was fresh and forward-thinking, despite being built almost entirely around a single classical guitar and one voice.
In a 2024 interview for the Life of the Record podcast, which explored the making of Veneer, José spoke about wanting “to do something more repetitive and linear, inspired from, sort of dance music.” He was consciously drawing from electronic and minimal influences, inspired to write songs that could be “really easy for someone to do a remix [of] by just adding a house beat underneath.” The crossover potential was further highlighted in 2006, when Ministry of Sound included “Heartbeats” on Volume 9 of their acclaimed Chillout Sessions compilation series. This move - along with endorsements and collaborations with the likes of DJ Tiësto, Zero 7, and British tastemaker Giles Peterson - helped place José in the unlikely position of being both a revered figure in the folk/alternative world and a genre-crossing outlier, soundtracking both late-night DJ sets and the post-club drift of the early hours. His music anticipated the genre-fluid listening habits that platforms like Pitchfork began to champion in the early 2010s, as the boundaries between indie, electronic, and R&B worlds began to dissolve.
Listening to Bibio’s reimagining of “Crosses” in 2025, one is struck by how organically their musical identities weave together - two distinct voices in quiet conversation. Rather than overburdening the track with unnecessary ornamentation, Bibio subtly draws out and highlights the melodic depth of the original, without losing any of its intimacy or restraint. It’s a masterclass in dynamics and texture, and a fitting tribute to a track that redefined what folk music could be in a post-digital era.

José is currently in the studio working on new material for what will become his fifth studio album, his first full-length collection of original songs since Local Valley in 2021.

2025 TOUR DATES:

EUROPEAN TOUR DATES: 
7/11/2025 - Barcelona, ES - Poble Espanyol
7/12/2025 - Fiesole, IT - Estate Fiesolana
7/13/2025 - Cologne, DE - Even Flow Festival
8/2/2025 - Helsinki, FI - À la Park
8/15/2025 - Bodø, NO - Parkenfestivalen
9/25/2025 - Istanbul, TR - Zorlu PSM
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES:
11/10/2025 - Oklahoma City, OK - Tower Theatre
11/11/2025 - Little Rock, AR - Robinson Performance Hall
11/13/2025 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
11/14/2025 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
11/15/2025 - Durham, NC - The Carolina Theatre
11/16/2025 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
11/18/2025 - St. Louis, MO - The Hawthorn
11/19/2025 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre and Ballroom
11/20/2025 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tickets can be found HERE.  

“Heartbeats (Logic 1000 Rework)” art

Purchase or stream HERE

Watch the Mikel Cee Karlson-directed creative documentary about José, A Tiger In Paradise, HERE.
Purchase Veneer 20th Anniversary Deluxe edition HERE.

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