Sole Giménez resists the rush of the present as she takes time to create music

Sole Giménez has built a 43-year career by refusing to treat music as something disposable. The Spanish singer and songwriter says she prefers to take time with each song, deciding where every lyric should lead before recording it.

“The essence of music does not have to be so fast, so ephemeral, or only there to entertain. I believe it should have more depth,” Giménez said. She is returning to Mexico for a concert at the Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris on October 9, a venue she sees as almost suspended in time, with an audience willing to listen closely.

The concert will include songs from her new album, “Ser Humano,” as well as hits that have become part of listeners’ lives. The program will draw on her years with Presuntos Implicados and her solo career.

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The essence of music does not have to be so fast, so ephemeral, or only there to entertain. I believe it should have more depth.

Giménez said the album reflects a nearly handmade approach to making music. She connected that approach with a desire to return to feelings, emotions and face-to-face contact in a period filled with messages, interference and noise. She said artificial intelligence did not play a role in the album because she still prefers to work with musicians and discover what they can contribute.

She is not opposed to the technology, but does object to its involvement in every stage of creating a song. Giménez also said independent artists continue to make good music, even as the industry produces singles quickly and in large numbers. The new album includes work by songwriters such as Víctor Manuel and Pedro Guerra, and she said listeners have responded warmly to its songs through social media.

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The latest directions we are taking are now putting a new reality in front of us, artificial intelligence, and it seems we all need to return a little to our essence.