José González only has two albums to his name over the course of an 11-year career, but the "Heartbeats" singer is finally adding a third in 2015.
Vestiges & Claws will be out Feb. 17 on Mute.
Here's the press release statement (via Stereogum):
It was no doubt a conscious decision to work without a producer. I didn't want this to be too polished, or too 'in your face.' Most of all, it's fun to be in complete control of the artistic aspect. Also, I was inspired by and picked up a lot of tricks from the producers I have worked with in the past. I like to use distortion and let things be a little overdriven, which gives things a warmer sound. Sometimes people complain that my music is too muddled, but I really do not want a modern crisp sound. I'd much rather aim somewhere between Shuggie Otis and Simon & Garfunkel.
González also posted a short album trailer, which features 30 seconds of instrumental guitar:
Gonzalez doesn't grant many interviews, but he spoke with Slave Magazine in February about his performing setup vs. songwriting setup.
"I have a couple of different modes that I like when I'm performing live: 1. only guitar and vocals; 2. adding percussion and maybe back-up vocals as three piece or four, I guess I will continue experimenting in this way; 3. playing with an orchestra, which is something very particular and happens not so often. I'll probably continue switching between those three types of performing," Gonzalez said. "But wherever I'm writing or recording songs, I really enjoy doing just one guitar and one main vocal, maybe with some harmonies, but I keep it as simple as possible, this is my favourite mode."
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