José González on Effective Altruism, Doomsday Dudes, and New Album of Local Valley

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/jose-gonzalez/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">José González</a> catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about <a href="https://consequence.net/2021/04/jose-gonzalez-new-album-local-valley-visions-stream/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Local Valley</em></a>, his first album since 2015’s <a href="https://consequence.net/2015/02/album-review-jose-gonzalez-vestiges-claws/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><em>Vestiges &amp; Claws</em></a>.</p> <p>The Swedish singer-songwriter talks about effective altruism as a way to make the world a better place and how it fits in with the lyrics, being frustrated with “doomsday dudes,” and how a line like “we’re all in this together” is both a statement and a plea.</p> <p>González also discusses incorporating Western African music into his style and covering his other band Junip’s song "Line of Fire."</p> <p>Make sure to subscribe to&nbsp;<em>KMW</em> at the links above or wherever you get your podcasts, and follow the <a href="https://consequence.net/category/consequence-podcast-network/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Consequence Podcast Network</a> for information on all our shows.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>