José González makes his long-overdue return with the upcoming release of his fourth studio record. Local Valley, out September 17 via Mute, emerges as the acclaimed singer-songwriter’s first album in ...

José González has just released his first new music in six years, a single titled “El Invento” that is his first-ever Spanish language release. “Every now and then I try to write lyrics in Spanish,” ...

As you might remember, Jose G is paying New York a visit in August to play the Spiegeltent. Then one month later he comes back to start a tour that includes two shows at the Gramercy Theatre, and one ...

The question of what prompted the change in lyrical rhetoric is one González, who is as unadorned in conversation as he is in his songs, was eager to shed light on when I recently spoke with him. "I ...

Has anyone ever watched the Grammy's and concluded that the Recording Academy really nailed it? (No one has ever concluded they nailed it). So we begin this episode of All Songs Considered with a ...

With only three solo albums in nearly 20 years, José González has managed to traverse the globe, garnering a cult following with his far-reaching music and lyrical transcendence. His highly ...

José González is back with his first new song in more than 5 years. Watch a video for “El Invento,” his first Spanish-language release, below. He wrote the lyrics with help from his young daughter, ...

José González discovered Arthur Russell’s music where many of us found it, on a burned CD passed along by a friend. In 2003 Jens Lekman showed him “That’s Us (Wild Combination)” before a show they ...

It’s been more than six years since the deeply soothing Swedish singer and songwriter José González released Vestiges & Claws, his last album. A couple of months ago, González released the single “El ...

It’s been a long moment since we’ve heard anything new from José González, the Swedish singer and songwriter who crafts delicately lovely big-sigh music. González released his most recent album ...

José González has released his first new music since 2015's Vestiges & Claws album. "El Invento" also marks the first time he's sung in Spanish, as a nod to his ...

Picking just 10 (or less!) new tracks to highlight on this list never gets any easier, and that continued to hold true this week, which saw dozens of releases worth pushing play on. Veteran acts like ...