Against The Dying Of The Light

José González

Against The Dying Of The Light

Fifth album from the Swedish indie folk singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
27/03/2026
US Release date
27/03/2026
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    These new songs see González deepening his palette with subtle gradations, his response to a chaotic world reassuringly measured yet still heartfelt. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Righteous and blissful. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    José González preaches to his audience like a folksinger, but his music shares more in common with chamber pop than with other Dylans due to his polished stylings
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    Understated as they are, his songs are also not without weight and his fifth album, Against the Dying of the Light, is his heaviest to date
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Reclaiming his past in order to transcend it, the songwriter’s poetic flourishes – and enchanting guitar playing – make for one of his strongest in a decade
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  6. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    It’s a fabulous work that would be well suited to echoing around a forest of some description: both ageless and perfectly timely
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  7. 6.0 |   Far Out

    Less a new collection of songs than it is a continuation of everything that has come before from José González
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  8. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    González offers a compelling and welcoming reminder of the depth and warmth a human touch can bring
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