It’s the first ever Spanish language track from José González.
Inspired by the birth of his daughter, José González is back with his first new music since 2015’s Vestiges & Claws album.
“Every now and then I try to write lyrics in Spanish – this time I succeeded,” he says.
“I guess talking to Laura in Spanish every day helped. I started writing El Invento around 2017 when she was born.”
“The song is about the questions – who we are, where we’re going and why? Whom can we thank for our existence? Historically, most traditions have invented answers to these questions. Thereof the name of the song: the invention (god).”
El Invento was debuted during a live performance in December as part of the 2020 Nobel Prize Award ceremonies.