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José González today announces the release of his eagerly awaited fifth solo studio album. His first album in more than four years, Against The Dying Of The Light will be released by City Slang on 27 March 2026. On the occasion of this announcement, he also unveils the music video for the title track, Against The Dying Of The Light.

Regarding the track, José explains:

« It is a song reflecting on humanity in 2025. It speaks about accepting who we are and what brought us here, since the past cannot be changed. It also invites us to refocus our attention on the challenges ahead, such as perverse incentives and algorithms that do not serve human flourishing.

And even if new technologies offer us immense possibilities — to the point of one day being able to design and replicate themselves — we do not have to develop them immediately if they risk making us obsolete. We can rebel against these reproducing machines, rebel against the dying of the light. »

Since his previous album, Local Valley, the dramatic darkening of the global landscape made a more frontal discourse necessary, driven by a more direct, sometimes frustrated, even angry expression from the singer-songwriter. By addressing technology-related concerns, but also broader issues — such as the need to identify harmful thought patterns and reject exclusionary ideologies — Against The Dying Of The Light was born as much from deep conviction as from artistic choices.

Looking back at the album as a whole, José states:

« Against The Dying Of The Light is a reflection on how we hinder human flourishing by stubbornly clinging to dogmatic ideologies, where some follow people claiming to know things they actually do not know.

These are songs about how we can guide humanity toward genuine flourishing, both individual and collective. They can be listened to simply for their sounds, harmonies, and rhythms, but the lyrics are there to encourage everyone to get involved and take action, collaborating to solve common problems. »

While he spent his youth playing in a hardcore band, José also sang in a choir. He recalls:

« It was really fun. Not “cool” at all, but really fun. I learned the different scales there as well as a bit of vocal technique. There is something deeply human about that: twenty of us standing together, simply to sing. And now that I am older, I want to embrace these universal dimensions more. »

An atheist, José today enjoys watching his partner sing and perform with a local choir blending the indie world and church repertoire.

This new album establishes itself as a powerful rallying point for a universal choir.

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