{"product_id":"724596121825","title":"Jose Gonzalez - Against the Dying of Light - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJose Gonzalez\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughouthiscareer,JoseGonzalezhasbeenapacifyingvoice,deliveringquiet,organicallymaderecordsthatemphasizepatienceandhumanity.Hesnotparticularlyprolific,thoughwhentheyarrivehisalbumstendtohittheirmark--consistency,bothintoneandquality,isoneofhishallmarks.Gonzalezrarelyemploysmorethanoneortwoguitarsandtheoccasionalsecondharmony,nordoesheneedto.Hisgentlethoughcommandingtenoranddeftfingerpickedarrangementsareenoughtofilltheroomshecreates.Understatedastheyare,hissongsarealsonotwithoutweight,andhisfifthalbum,AgainsttheDyingoftheLight,ishisheaviesttodate.Itsposedasamoreoutward-focusedsequelto2021sLocalValley,hismeditativefourthalbumthatwasbuiltaroundinnerjourneysandsweetdomesticity.Whilethetworeleasessharesonicsimilaritiesandamultilingualapproach(therearesongsinEnglish,Swedish,andSpanish),AgainsttheDyingoftheLightplaysalmostlikeaprotestalbum,addressingthesociopoliticalchaosofmodernlife,environmentalthreats,andrelentlesstechnologicaladvancement.Opener\"APerfectStorm\"isaflashingredlightofurgencywithitspropulsiveguitarworkandcommentaryonhumanitysappetiteforconsumption.Themoresedated\"Etyd\"warnsthatinactioninthefaceofbrutalityisitsownchoiceandachildishoneatthat.\"Itstimetostoppretendingtoknowsh*tyoudontknow,\"heintonesontheslylytitled\"Sheet.\"ItsatestamenttohiscraftthatGonzalezcanadmonishwithoutsoapboxing.Hiscallstoactionareallthemoreeffectivecomingfromsuchagood-naturedspirit--weveangeredourbenevolentDadandneedtomakeitright.But,foreverydarkcloudhere,heoffersthesameantidotethathasalwaysbeenatthecoreofhismusic:hope.NoddingtoDylanThomaseternalverse,\"AgainsttheDyingoftheLight\"isahymnforhumanityssalvation,urgingusto\"killthecodesthatfeedthehate,keepthecodesthatmakeyouthrive,celebratethef*ckingfactthatwerealive.\"~TimothyMonger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.A Perfect Storm\u003cbr\u003e2.Etyd\u003cbr\u003e3.Against the Dying of the Light\u003cbr\u003e4.For Every Dusk\u003cbr\u003e5.Sheet\u003cbr\u003e6.Pajarito\u003cbr\u003e7.Losing Game (Sick)\u003cbr\u003e8.Ay Querdia\u003cbr\u003e9.U\/Rawls Sloja\u003cbr\u003e10.Gymnasten\u003cbr\u003e11.Just a Rock\u003cbr\u003e12.You \u0026amp; We\u003cbr\u003e13.Joy (Can't Help But Sing)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637739614497,"sku":"724596121825","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/724596121825.jpg?v=1777964378","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-fi\/products\/724596121825","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}