José González shares video for ‘Head On’

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ SHARES VIDEO FOR ‘HEAD ON’

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EXCLUSIVE ONLINE SHOW ON NEW PLATFORM FOR INTERACTIVE LIVE ONLINE EVENTS AIRS TOMORROW (10 JUNE) FOLLOWED BY LIVE Q&A

FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER SIX YEARS, LOCAL VALLEY, OUT 17 SEPTEMBER VIA CITY SLANG

Watch the video for ‘Head On’ here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5W47eV05Ek

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José González has today shared a new song ‘Head On’, the latest track from his eagerly anticipated new album Local Valley which is out 17 September via City Slang. The track is joined by an official music video, directed by longtime visual collaborator Mikel Cee Karlsson (Fever Ray, Junip).

Speaking of the track José says:
“I wrote ‘Head On’; as a combat song or a list of instructions…a manual. I mean both ‘straight ahead’ and head ON – as in switching on your mind. It was inspired by Fela Kuti’s ‘Zombie’; and the way I used to write lyrics for my hardcore band. It’s also in the vein of my song ‘What Will’ from 2015. That one and this one are both anti-dogma, pro reason songs. Some of the terms I use like ‘rent seeker’ or ‘value extractor’; are from books on economics that I’ve been reading, like The Value of Everything by Mariana Mazzucato.”

Director Mikel Cee Karlsson says:
“The animations for ‘Head On’ are based on a cellular automaton called ‘Game of Life’ created by mathematician John Horton Conway. ’Game of Life’ has emergent properties, meaning that complex forms can arise, or evolve, through simple individual parts. Without any designer, plan or intent. In the video, we used visuals from ‘Game of Life’ as an analogy for the flow of information; bits of information forming patterns. Adapting. Evolving. Mutating. Like memes, or mind viruses; positive, neutral or negative. Travelling from mind to mind in a never-ending war of ideas that we all participate in and are influenced by.”

In addition to his recently announced European and US tour dates including a now sold out show at London‘s Cadogan Hall in December 2021, José has today followed up with the announcement of a show in April 2022 at London’s The Roundhouse. Tickets on sale from Friday June 11th.

Tomorrow evening (June 10) José performs his new single ‘Head On’ live for the first time in an interactive online show. The show will be the first of two where ‘Up Close & Personal’ comes live from The Botanical Garden in José’s hometown of Gothenburg followed by an interactive Q&A. This intimate show offers the rare opportunity to request songs in real time allowing fans to get up close to the artist, switching camera angles themselves, chatting to José and other fans and seeing more than they would even at an in-person show. Included in the ticket is the exclusive online world premiere of album Local Valley on September 12.

José’s stellar career can only be described as a dream. It’s easy to overlook the fact that, despite only three solo albums in 18 years, he has packed out distinguished venues from Sydney to Tallinn – via Berlin, Barcelona and Rio De Janeiro – and even sold out London’s prestigious, 4000+ capacity Royal Albert Hall a full three years after his last acclaimed collection, 2015’s Vestiges & Claws. He’s earned platinum records in the UK and his Swedish homeland as well gold in Australia and New Zealand. He’s also got some billion streams under his belt, and recent bewildering events have only endeared him further to the public, with his songs providing a consistent source of comfort over the last 18 months, something reflected by a significant rise in those streaming figures. González’s 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, José González is in a class by himself.

Following the previously shared ‘El Invento‘ and ‘Visions‘, ‘Head On’ marks the latest single from Local Valley, which will be available via City Slang on standard black vinyl, limited-edition coloured vinyl, CD and at all digital platforms on September 17. Pre-orders are available now; an assortment of exclusive bundles featuring such limited edition extras as signed art prints, an original portrait painting, and Local Valley tote bag are available for pre-order at the official Jose González webstore.

Photo Credit: Peter Toggeth / Mikel Cee Karlsson

High-res images can be found here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mij9x4qelww5gxi/AAAL3QcdStrCk82ZN1fSzkwea?dl=0

Solo live dates:

29 Jul – Valencia, ES @ Marina Sur
30 Jul – Madrid, ES @ Noches del Botanico
07 Aug – Shambrook, UK @ Tofte Manor (DJ Koze presents…)
25 Aug – Wiesbaden, DE @ Schlachthof
26 Aug – Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark
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05 Sep – Cabane des Becs de Bosson, CH @ PALP Festival
06 Sep – Luxembourg, LU @ Amphiteatre Coque

04 Nov – Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
05 Nov – Paris, FR @ Trianon
06 Nov – Köln, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
07 Nov – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
08 Nov – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
09 Nov – Berlin, DE @ Astra

01 Dec – Brighton @ Brighton Dome
02 Dec – London @ Cadogan Hall SOLD OUT
03 Dec – Gateshead @ Sage Gateshead
04 Dec – Liverpool @ Grand Central Hall
05 Dec – Glasgow @ O2 Academy
06 Dec – Manchester @ Albert Hall

27 Apr 2022 – London @ The Roundhouse – TICKETS

Tickets and full tour dates including a US tour with Rufus Wainwright can be found here:
jose-gonzalez.com/tour-dates

Online shows:

10 Jun – ‘Up Close & Personal’ performance live from the Botanical Garden, Gothenburg + Q&A
12 Sep – Full Local Valley show live from Gothenburg

Tickets are available here:
http://www.gigset.io/event/jose-gonzalez