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Jose Gonzales at the Imperial Theatre

Jose Gonzales at the Imperial Theatre, Vancouver, Apr. 25 2015. Pavel Boiko photo.

Jose Gonzales at the Imperial Theatre, Vancouver, Apr. 25 2015. Pavel Boiko photo.

Photos - Jose Gonzales at the Imperial Theatre, Vancouver, April 25 2015

– photos by Pavel Boiko

Jose Gonzalez in Vancouver on Saturday night at the Imperial Theatre. The singer/songwriter is on tour for Vestiges & Claws, his first album in seven years. Songs include “Every Age” and “Leaf Off/The Cave”.

Under The Radar calls the record “a succinct evolution.” Pitchfork says, “González self-produces on Vestiges & Claws and there’s an unvarnished, prickly edge to the recording. Even when others are in the room, the album feels solitary. His best songs don’t unfold, exactly; instead, the cyclical guitar and vocal patterns sound like they’re adding invisible but perceptible layers. Though his vocals are as soft and supple as a down comforter, there’s an eerie quality to González’s restraint and levity.”

Vestiges & Claws was produced by González in his home as well as Svenska Grammofonstudion, both in Gothenburg, Sweden. According to a press release, “It consists of years’ worth of musical sketches that in other hands might naturally sprawl wildly in sound and style, but on Vestiges & Claws, he has created a collection of songs that cohere just about perfectly, ensuring his position as one of the most important artists of his generation.”

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