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José González and The String Theory orchestra embarked on their second collaborative European tour in January 2017 building on the overwhelming success of their first tour in 2011, with sell-out shows across Europe and rave reviews in The Independent, El País, Dagens Nyheter and Hamburger Abendblatt.
Since the launch of his third solo album, “Vestiges & Claws” in February 2015, José González has been busy touring and selling out venues in Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, performing at the Sydney Opera House (twice!), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (twice!), The Beacon Theatre in New York and The Cirkus in Stockholm.
Although “Vestiges & Claws” is to some extent a comeback album, González has certainly not been inactive since his second solo album, “In Our Nature”, came out (his 2003 debut album “Veneer” has sold over one million copies to date).
In addition to making two albums with Junip, undertaking world tours solo and with the band, and touring Europe with The String Theory in 2011, González worked on the soundtrack of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty, and contributed a brilliant version of “This is how we walk on the moon” to the Red Hot + Arthur Russell charity compilation. His solo version of the Junip song “Far Away” won “Best Song in a Game” at the Spike Video Awards and Rolling Stone magazine listed Junip’s “In Every Direction” as one of the 50 best songs of 2010.
The String Theory is an artist collective, think tank and experimental chamber orchestra based in Berlin and Gothenburg. Since 2007 it has been exploring the outskirts of contemporary classical music and original pop by means of workshops, studio recordings and live performances. The String Theory has a participatory approach, investigating new forms of inter-disciplinary collaboration, incorporating the visual arts, developing new performance concepts, and facilitating international artist networking.
