Levity

 Hypnote Records presents the new album of Albert Vila, release date January 13, 2023.

From the beginning of his career, Albert Vila established himself as a unique musician on the European scene, with his love of strong melodies and well-crafted compositions. For his new album ‘Levity’, a first outing on solo guitar, Albert Vila offers a surprising and eclectic repertoire.

The jazz guitarist takes you from Antonio Carlos Jobim and American Jazz Standards to gems from Nick Drake, The Beatles and Bob Marley. While the repertoire is diverse, the respect for the artists and the coherence of each of the eight tracks develop organically over the course of the album. The global phenomenon of the pandemic catalysed this new album.

 

 

The album was conceived during the heaviest time of the pandemic, and in some way, creating these arrangements lifted Albert up, keeping him inspired through uncertainty and helping him to navigate its darkest moments.

Albert constantly treads new artistic paths and searches for an intimate connection between modern and classical musical aesthetics, the specific and the universal, while emphasising his narrative, evocative expression with strength and humility. As a listener you will certainly redis- cover songs you already know in a version that evokes purity and conceptual simplicity. Close your eyes and enjoy.