www.jose-gonzalez.com

In a nutshell: After soaring to fame in a Sony Bravia advert José González produced one of only two platinum independent albums in the UK in 2006 (the other was some band called Arctic Monkeys). The successor to Veneer was inspired by reading Richard Dawkins’ controversial bible of atheism, The God Delusion, but works its wonders on believers and newcomers alike.

Imagine if you will: John Martyn and Richie Havens swapping stories about José Feliciano.