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2021 studio album by José González
Local Valley
Released 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17 ) Studio Studio Koltrast (Hakefjorden, Sweden) Studio Koltrast (Linné, Sweden)
Genre
Folk ,
[1]
[2]
[3]
indie folk
[4]
[5] Length 41 :55
Label
Producer José González
Live in Europe (2019)
Local Valley (2021)
"El Invento" Released: 17 February 2021
"Visions" Released: 14 April 2021
"Head On" Released: 9 June 2021
"Swing" Released: 18 August 2021
Local Valley is the fourth studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter
José González , released on 17 September 2021 by
City Slang and
Mute Records .
[6]
[7]
It succeeds González's third studio album
Vestiges and Claws , which was released in 2015, as well as the live album Live in Europe .
[8]
Four singles preceded Local Valley, including "El Invento",
[9] "Visions"
[10]
[11] "Head On",
[12] and "Swing".
[13]
Background
Local Valley was recorded and produced by José González at Studio Koltrast in Hakefjorden and Studio Koltrast in Linné, Sweden.
[14]
[15] "Line of Fire" is a re-recording of the 2013
song of the same name by González's band,
Junip .
[16]
Critical reception
Local Valley received positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
[18] Aggregator
AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.3 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
[17] In an 8/10 review, Sam Richards of
Uncut wrote, "His always inventive finger- picking is more expansive and fluid, his vocals less vexed, his melodies more direct. As a result, [second track] "Visions" might be the best song he's written since his 2003 debut single "Crosses"."
[14] Victoria Segal of
Mojo wrote, "Local Valley has no lows, nor any thrilling highs, but it's an even, easy pleasure from start to finish."
[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by José González, except where noted
Local Valley track listing
[22] Title Writer(s) 1. "El Invento" 2:33 2. "Visions" 3:55 3. "Void" 3:09 4. "Horizons" 3:16 5. "Head On" 4:45 6. "Valle Local" 2:23 7. "Lasso In" 3:47 8. "Lilla G" 2:00 9. "Swing" José González Hannele Fernström
[a] 3:33 10. "Tjomme" 4:56 11. "Line of Fire" González Tobias Winterkorn Elias Araya 3:08 12. "En Stund På Jorden"
Laleh Pourkarim 2:42 13. "Honey Honey" 1:48 Total length: 41:55
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional lyricist
Charts
References
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a
b Zimmerman, Lee (17 September 2021).
"Review: Jose Gonzalez Wanders Deep Into a Local Valley " .
American Songwriter . Retrieved 22 September 2021 .
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a
b Giouras, Philip (16 September 2021).
"Album Review: José González - Local Valley " .
Gigwise . Retrieved 31 October 2021 .
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a
b Cromb, Dan (15 September 2021).
"José González provides relief from modern life on Local Valley " .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 22 September 2021 .
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a
b Godfrey, Hayden (17 September 2021).
"José González: Local Valley (Mute)" .
Under the Radar . Retrieved 22 September 2021 .
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a
b Schonfeld, Zach (1 October 2021).
"José González: Local Valley Album Review" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 1 October 2021 .
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"MUTE Bank - José González - Local Valley " . MUTE Bank . Retrieved 8 August 2021 .
^ Co, Truth & (8 August 2021).
"José González - Local Valley " . City Slang . Retrieved 8 August 2021 .
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"José González Announces New Album Local Valley , Shares New Song" . Pitchfork . 14 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ Monroe, Jazz (17 February 2021).
"José González Returns With First New Song in 5 Years: Listen" .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 August 2021 .
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"José González announces new album Local Valley , shares "Visions" " . The FADER . Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
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"José González announces new album Local Valley and shares 'Visions' " . NME . 14 April 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
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"Jose Gonzalez shares dreamy new single 'Head On' " . 9 June 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ Kenneally, Cerys (18 August 2021).
"José González previews first album in six years with new single "Swing" " .
The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 18 August 2021 .
^
a
b
c Richards, Sam (October 2021). "José González – Local Valley : Former acoustic moper finds a joyful new purpose".
Uncut . No. 293. p. 32.
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"Local Valley " .
Bandcamp . Retrieved 23 August 2021 .
^
a
b
c Segal, Victoria (October 2021). "José González – Local Valley : Fourth album from subtle Swedish-Argentinian singer-songwriter".
Mojo . No. 335. p. 91.
^
a
b
"Local Valley by José González reviews" .
AnyDecentMusic? . Retrieved 31 October 2021 .
^
a
b
"Local Valley by José González Reviews and Tracks" .
Metacritic . Retrieved 31 October 2021 .
^ Monger, Timothy.
"Local Valley - José González" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 18 September 2021 .
^ Garner, Shannon (21 September 2021).
"José González - Local Valley " .
Clash . Retrieved 22 September 2021 .
^ Horowitz, Steve (5 October 2021).
"José González Softly Goes to the Local Valley to Find Himself" .
PopMatters . Retrieved 31 October 2021 .
^ Redfern, Mark.
"José González Announces First New Album in Six Years, Shares New Song "Visions" " . www.undertheradarmag.com . Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
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"Austriancharts.at – José González – Local Valley" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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"Ultratop.be – José González – Local Valley" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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"Ultratop.be – José González – Local Valley" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – José González – Local Valley" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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"Portuguesecharts.com – José González – Local Valley" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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"Spanishcharts.com – José González – Local Valley" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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"Veckolista Album, vecka 38" .
Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 24 September 2021 .
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"Swisscharts.com – José González – Local Valley" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 September 2021.
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"Jose Gonzalez Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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"Jose Gonzalez Chart History (Top Album Sales)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 28 September 2021.
Studio Albums EPs
Crosses
Remain
Stay in the Shade
Australian Tour EP
Singles