Album
Against The Dying Of The Light
2026 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Against The Dying Of The Light is a Folk album by José González, originally released in 2026. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
About
After the surprisingly groove-heavy diversions of 2021’s <i>Local Valley</i>, José González’s first album in five years finds the oft-monastic Swedish singer-songwriter paring his sound back to the bare essentials: his feather-light voice, a guitar, and a few overdubs here and there to add some color to the mix. The result is González’s most naked record since his 2007 breakthrough, <i>In Our Nature</i>. The tranquility of <i>Against the Dying of the Light</i> complements the record’s weightier themes; listen closely and you’ll hear González rhapsodizing against technological obliteration over the desert-rock pulse of “A Perfect Storm” and the perils of nostalgia in the face of an uncertain future on the twilit, Paul Simon-esque glow of “Joy (Can’t Help But Sing).”
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Tracklist
- 1A Perfect Storm3:04
- 2Etyd2:29
- 3Against The Dying Of The Light2:28
- 4For Every Dusk6:04
- 5Sheet3:21
- 6Pajarito1:40
- 7Losing Game (Sick)3:29
- 8Ay Querida3:06
- 9U / Rawls Slöja5:10
- 10Gymnasten4:01
- 11Just A Rock2:47
- 12You & We4:28
- 13Joy (Can't Help But Sing)3:10
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- sparse
- tender
- pastoral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
1st catalog number on hype sticker, 2nd on spine, rear sleeve and labels.
Inner sleeve:
Guitars, vocals and percussion were recorded and produced in Studio Koltrast Guldheden, 2025 by [...].
Mixed by José González and Hans Olsson at Studio Koltrast Guldheden and Svenska Grammofonstudion respectively.
Runouts are etched. "1Λ" and "1+" are mirrored.
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Hans OlssonMIXED BY
- Hendrik PaulerDIRECT METAL MASTERING BY
- José GonzálezMIXED BY
- José GonzálezRECORDED BY, PRODUCER [PRODUCED BY]
- José GonzálezWRITTEN-BY, GUITAR, VOCALS, PERCUSSION, RECORDED BY, PRODUCER, MIXED BY
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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