José González by Hannele Fernström
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.
