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Jun 20, 2023

Swedish indie folk singer José González has announced a run of North American live events in support of the recently debuted documentary, A Tiger in Paradise. More

Aug 22, 2022

José González has shared an Ela Minus remix of the song “Visions” from his most recent album, Local Valley. More

Nov 09, 2021

José González has announced a North American tour set for March 2022. He has also shared a new remix of “Tjomme” done by German DJ/producer DJ Koze. More

Sep 17, 2021

José González has released his first new album in over six years, Local Valley, today via Mute. More

Aug 18, 2021

José González is releasing his first new album in over six years, Local Valley, on September 17 via Mute. Now he has shared another single from it, “Swing,” via a video for the song. The song and video are both intended to celebrate body positivity. More

8 Best Songs of the Week: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, W.H. Lung, The Goon Sax, and More

Plus Jessie Ware, José González, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 11, 2021

Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2021. Admittedly, there weren’t too many new songs that overly impressed us this week. We almost considered taking a week off. But there were enough tracks of note to keep us in the game. Still, we only came up with a Top 8, instead of our usual Top 10 (or sometimes we have an expanded Top 12). More

José González Shares Video for New Song “Head On”

Local Valley Due Out September 17 via Mute

Jun 09, 2021

José González is releasing his first new album in over six years, Local Valley, on September 17 via Mute. Now he has shared another song from it, “Head On,” via a video for the song. More

May 04, 2021

José González and Rufus Wainwright have announced some co-headlining U.S. tour dates for this fall. González has also shared a video for his recent single “Visions.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: SPELLLING, Lucy Dacus, Ora the Molecule, Twin Shadow, and More

Plus Anjimile and Jay Som, Far Lands, Desperate Journalist, José González, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 16, 2021

Welcome to the 14th Songs of the Week of 2021. In this week’s news, the case against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd wound down, with closing arguments expected on Monday. More

Apr 14, 2021

José González has announced his first new album in over six years, Local Valley, and shared a new song from it, “Visions.” More

Feb 17, 2021

José González has shared his first new song in over five years, “El Invento.” More

José González Announces More Tour Dates

Vestiges & Claws Out Now via Mute

Apr 28, 2016

José González has announced some more tour dates in honor of Vestiges & Claws, released last year via Mute. The dates include some dates in Canada, South America, Mexico, Denver, and Chicago. The dates are below, followed by the video for “Let It Carry You.” More

Mar 11, 2016

Swedish singer-songwriter José González is currently in the midst of a North American tour with New York chamber music ensemble yMusic. Yesterday the songwriter premiered a video at Vogue for his song “With the Ink of a Ghost.” The song is off his 2015 album Vestiges & Claws, which was released on Mute. The video is direct by Malin Ingrid and choreographed by Erik Linghede and features the beautifully swaying and twisting dancing of fellow Swede Yared Cederlund. Cederlund is seen throughout the video moving in freeform movement over José‘s peaceful and meditative melody. More

Nov 10, 2015

José González has announced some March 2016 tour dates in which he will be backed by the chamber sextet yMusic. He has also shared a live video of him performing “Open Book” with yMusic in the summer of 2014 when they did a collaborative show together at Lincoln Center’s Out of Doors festival in Damrosch Park. More

Watch: José González - “Let It Carry You” Video

Vestiges & Claws Out Now via Mute

Sep 23, 2015

José González has shared a video for “Let It Carry You.” Malin Johansson directed the animated clip and had this to say about it in a press release: “To be stuck in a state of emptiness. And what it means to be carried away by something. How that then transcends from a mental notion into a physical sensation.” Watch it below. More

José González Announces Fall U.S. Tour Dates

Vestiges & Claws Out Now via Mute

Jul 27, 2015

José González has announced some fall U.S. tour dates. They take in Florida, Texas, California, and elsewhere and are in honor of Vestiges & Claws, released earlier this year via Mute. More

Jul 06, 2015

Last weekend, Gdynia, Poland hosted Open’er Festival—the country’s largest four-day music event. More

May 15, 2015

José González was on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. Luckily he didn’t bring his gross giant worm, but he did perform two songs. More

Watch: Giant Weird Worm Returns in José González Video for “Open Book”

Part 2 of the Story That Began in a Calexico Video

May 12, 2015

When Calexico’s video for “Falling From the Sky” debuted a few weeks back and it featured José González and a weird giant worm, we were promised that the worm would return in an upcoming González video, also to be directed by Mikel Cee Karlsson. More

Apr 23, 2015

Releasing their ninth studio album, Edge of the Sun this week, Calexico have premiered a brand new music video for their included single, “Falling From the Sky.” More

Mar 11, 2015

It’s been a while since José González hung out with Zero 7. More

Feb 10, 2015

On Feb. 17 singer/songwriter José González will release his newest album Vestiges & Claws. More

Jan 27, 2015

José González has premiered a brand new music video for his latest single “Leaf Off / The Cave,” featured on the artist’s upcoming LP Vestiges & Claws. More

Listen: José González - “Leaf Off / The Cave”

New Album Vestiges & Claws Out Feb. 17

Jan 20, 2015

Due to release Vestiges & Claws, his first solo album in seven years, singer/songwriter José González has premiered a brand new track from the effort titled ”Leaf Off / The Cave.” More

José González Announces Tour

Vestiges & Claws Out Feb. 17

Nov 10, 2014

Recently announcing the release of Vestiges & Claws, his first solo album since 2007’s In Your Nature, José González has revealed plans for an expansive international tour. More

Watch: José González – “Every Age” Video

Vestiges & Claws is Due Out Feb 17 on Mute

Nov 05, 2014

The video for José González’s new cut “Every Age” features and actual trip into space. More

Oct 28, 2014

Following two albums with his side-band Junip and contributing heavily to the soundtrack of Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, José González has announced the upcoming release of his first solo album since 2007’s In Our Nature. More

Listen: José González – “This is How We Walk on the Moon (Arthur Russell Cover)”

Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell is Out Oct 21 on Yep Roc

Sep 17, 2014

Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell features a wealth of musicians, putting their spin on the late troubadour’s music. More

Watch: José González - “Stay Alive” Video

Featured on the The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Soundtrack

Dec 17, 2013

This Christmas will see the theatrical release of Ben Stiller’s directorial adaptation of James Thurber’s 1939 short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. More

Listen: José González – “#9 Dream” and “Step Out”

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is out on 12/25

Dec 12, 2013

As teased in the film trailer, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty features several cuts by José González. More

Oct 15, 2013

This December Ben Stiller directs, produces, and stars in the upcoming film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. More

Apr 17, 2013

Next week José González’s Gothenburg, Sweden-based outfit Junip will release their self-titled sophomore album. More

Aug 25, 2010

In the past five years, Jose González has moved from well-kept Swedish secret to an internationally noted folk musician. Now his journey towards self-understanding has been documented in new film, The Extraordinarily Ordinary Life of Jose González. We have the trailer. More

José González Debuts New Band Junip, Releases Free MP3

Working on Album and Tour Starts May 28

Apr 22, 2010

Known for his hushed vocals and delicate finger-picking, Swedish troubadour José González is stepping out with “new” band, Junip. We have their tour dates and a link to a free MP3. More

José González to Launch Brief North American Tour

Sweden/Canada Relations to Improve Exponentially

May 22, 2009

Swedish troubadour Jose González will embark on a brief North American tour this summer. The tour, which includes stops at several Canadian festivals, also has a single date in the states at Michigan’s Ann Arbor Summer Festival. More



Interviews

Sep 16, 2021

Internationally known musician, José González, is one of those artists who exhibits such an intricate, discrete touch with his work that it becomes an obsession for his listeners. More

José González

Finding His Claws

Feb 01, 2015

José González wants you to know something—he’s not a preacher. More


Reviews

Sep 17, 2021

If indie folk had to be defined by one song and one song only, José González’s cover of “Heartbeats” (originally a mediumistic, Björk-like romp by Swedish duo The Knife) would be a formidable choice to summarize the warm, sleepy nature of the genre. His fourth studio effort, the dynamic Local Valley, is just as calm and enjoyable as one would expect. More

Feb 13, 2015

You’d be forgiven for thinking Swedish singer/songwriter José González has been taking it easy since he released his delicately constructed, critically acclaimed sophomore album In Our Nature in 2007, his most recent record as a solo act. More