Hooray, Jose's Back

As many of you have come to know (from the many postings over at my other blog), I'm a big Jose Gonzalez fan. And today I'm happier than a Bush administration official lighting fire to a subpoena with news from Billboard that Mr. Gonzalez is finally coming back with new material:

After ascending to indie rock stardom with his 2005 album, "Veneer," Swedish singer/songwriter Jose Gonzalez will return Sept. 25 with his next Mute effort, "In Our Nature." The 10-song album is the product of three weeks of recording in the artist's hometown of Gothenburg.

Here's his cover of Kylie Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart" (which is included on this summer's CD mix -- more on that soon):