Gonz?lez,Jos? - Local Valley (LP+MP3) (Sealed) (LP)

Few people have managed to become quite so celebrated worldwide, quite as quietly as JOS? GONZA?LEZ has. LOCAL VALLEY, his long awaited fourth album, serves as a relieving reminder that you don’t have to be loud to be heard. Since his debut single ‘Crosses’ back in 2003, both he and his music have remained dependably quiet and unassuming. LOCAL VALLEY calmly exhibits his singular ability to communicate with such modesty and power. Beginning with the sun-dappled ‘El Invento’, the first song he’s recorded in Spanish (the native tongue of his Argentinian heritage), and ending with the intimate yet rhapsodic ‘Honey Honey’. Along the way it engages in his signature melodic and metrical hypnotism, showcasing his remarkable fingerpicking skills, while there’s further evidence of his love for music from around the world (he references an inspiring jam session in Gothenburg with Niger artist Bombino) and for the first time, the introduction of a drum machine on a few songs, further widening Jos??s musical spectrum. The record, full of his trademark bittersweet pastoralism, includes what GONZA?LEZ considers “my most accomplished songs to date”. While continuing his tradition of reinterpreting songs by other artists, with ‘Line Of Fire' he picks one written for Junip, the band he formed with friends in 1998. That the original version has now been streamed some 60 million times suggest it, like other songs he’s covered, is now part of the songwriting canon. LOCAL VALLEY, GONZA?LEZ cheerfully acknowledges, “is similar to my other solo albums in sound and spirit, a natural continuation of the styles I’ve been adding through the years both solo and with Junip. I set out to write songs in the same vein: short, melodic and rhythmical, a mixture of classic folk singer songwriting and songs with influences from Latin America and Africa. It’s more outward looking than my earlier works, but no less personal. On the contrary, I feel more comfortable than ever saying that this album reflects me and my thoughts right now.” Formats: - CD Digipak - 140g black vinyl, gatefold with lyrics, printed inner sleeve, download code - LTD 140g green (translucent) vinyl, gatefold with lyrics, printed inner sleeve, download code (Indies only) KEY FACTS: • Local Valley is Jos? Gonz?lez’ fourth studio album • Physical copy comes as limited indie retail edition in green vinyl and gatefold cover • Four singles leading up to album release - “El Invento”, “Visions”, “Head On”, “Swing”, - each accompanied by an official music video made by award winning Swedish director Mikel Cee Karlsson • Local Valley features a stripped back version of the smash hit Junip song “Line of Fire” which has over 23M plays on Spotify and had an unforgettable sync use in the season finale trailer of Breaking Bad • “El Invento” is the first publicly released song of Gonz?lez’s to feature lyrics in Spanish. He recently debuted the track during a live performance in December as part of the 2020 Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies • “Honey Honey” is an acoustic version of “Music on My Teeth” (over 7M plays on Spotify), Gonz?lez’s 2018 collaboration with german producer DJ Koze • “En Stund p? Jorden” is a cover of a Laleh song from the 2013 album Colors. Laleh is an Iranian-Swedish singer and one of Scandinavia’s biggest artists. Original version of “En Stund p? Jorden” has over 17M plays on Spotify • Jos? Gonz?lez has tallied over 1 billion streams on Spotify, 150+ licensed TV, film, and video game uses, and has a major presence at radio stations around the globe DIGITAL MARKETING: The album campaign and it’s 4 singles will be accompanied by a coordinated worldwide advertising campaign on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook & Google Ads PR and RADIO: The album and its singles / videos will be worked by Radio and PR teams in all European Territories, North and South America, Australia and Asia. STREAMING: Jos?`s music has streamed over 1 Billion times on Spotify alone. With 3,7 Million monthly listeners he’s one of the biggest independent streaming artists in the world. TRACKLISTING: Side A: 1. El Invento (00:02:33) 2. Visions (00:03:55) 3. The Void (00:03:09) 4. Horizons (00:03:16) 5. Head On (00:04:45) 6. Valle Local (00:02:23) Side B: 7. Lasso In (00:03:47) 8. Lilla G (00:02:00) 9. Swing (00:03:33) 10. Tjomme (00:04:56) 11. Line Of Fire (00:03:08) 12. En Stund P? Jorden (00:02:42) 13. Honey Honey (00:01:48)