José Gonzålez has announced the release of his eagerly awaited fourth solo studio album. His first album in more than six years, Local Valley will arrive via City Slang and Mute on 17 September 2021.
JosĂ© GonzĂĄlezâs stellar career can only be described as a dream. Itâs easy to overlook the fact that, despite only three solo albums in 18 years, he has packed out distinguished venues from Sydney to Tallinn â via Berlin, Barcelona and Rio De Janeiro â and even sold out Londonâs prestigious, 4000+ capacity Royal Albert Hall a full three years after his last acclaimed collection, 2015âs Vestiges & Claws. GonzĂĄlezâs warm, intimate voice and tender harmonies, underlined by a dextrously plucked Spanish guitar and muted percussion, deliver profoundly thoughtful lyrics largely revolving around ideas of civilisation, humanism, and solidarity. A sincere, artful performer whose singular approach to songwriting and sonics sets him worlds apart, JosĂ© GonzĂĄlez is in a class by himself.