Kevin Bronson on January 20th, 2015

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It’s been seven years since Swedish folk singer José González released a solo album, although the music world has heard plenty from him in that span, owing to the two albums and two EPs he released with Tobias Winterkorn as Junip, along with other collaborations. Gonzalez’s new album “Vestiges & Claws” will be out Feb. 17, and here he figures to return to the simple but celestial guitar-and-vocal arrangements of his 2003 and ’07 albums. As the new single “Leaf Off / The Cave” attests, it’s all about nuance with the 36-year-old singer-songwriter, the song’s fragility seemingly held together with genteel handclaps. (The song has a different shade here, performed on Swedish TV with an eight-piece band and 27-member choir.)

||| Stream: “Leaf Off / The Cave” and “Every Age”

||| Live: Jose Gonzalez plays April 29 and 30 at the Regent Theater, supported by Ólöf Arnalds.

||| Also: Watch the video for “Every Age” below, or watch the 360° version, made by Simon Morris and Chris Higham in conjunction with the global collective Eyes In Space by clicking here.