José González returns with Vestiges And Claws, his first record in years under his own name, after recent material from Junip and 2010’s still-haunting Red Dead Redemption cut “Far Away.” The latest taste, “Leaf Off / The Cave” recalls Junip, with its undulating rhythm and dog-eared melodies, but “Every Age” is something a bit different from González. It’s an optimistic tune set over that ever-moving “Be My Baby” intro beat, with a message for the zeitgeist I’m hearing a lot lately: “Take your time, build a home, build a place where we all can belong.” Both are below:
