• Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Mar 27, 2026
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Mar 30, 2026
    80
    A refreshing and undeniably strong record.
  2. Mar 26, 2026
    80
    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.
  3. Mar 26, 2026
    80
    Against the Dying of the Light is an admirable work whose musicianship in the telling far outshines what is ultimately told and creates many beautiful moments of reflection.
  4. Uncut
    Mar 26, 2026
    80
    Righteous and blissful. [Apr 2026, p.33]
  5. Mojo
    Mar 26, 2026
    80
    These new songs see González deepening his palette with subtle gradations, his response to a chaotic world reassuringly measured yet still heartfelt. [May 2026, p.84]
  6. Mar 26, 2026
    80
    One doesn’t need to know a foreign language to appreciate González’s childlike perspective. Four of the 13 songs here are in Spanish or Swedish, and he sings in a placid voice that can make his English difficult to understand. .... González’s guitar playing, rather than just his verbal skills, makes him such a remarkable musician.

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