The End Is Near (The New Year album)

The End Is Near is the second studio album by The New Year, released on May 18, 2004, through Touch & Go Records. The album's recording spanned across three sessions in 2003 (June 7–11, July 11–15, and August 29–30) with the help of Steve Albini, and the album was mixed between October and November that same year at The Echo Lab. To promote the album, a music video was produced for the track "Disease".

The End Is Near
Studio album by The New Year
Released	May 18, 2004
Recorded	June 7 – August 30, 2003
Genre	Indie rock
Length	33:59
Label	Touch & Go Records
Producer	Matt and Bubba Kadane, Steve Albini
The New Year chronology
Newness Ends (2001) The End Is Near (2004) The New Year (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.0/10)[2]

Track listing

All music is composed by Matt and Bubba Kadane.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The End's Not Near"	3:43
2.	"Sinking Ship"	3:18
3.	"Chinese Handcuffs"	2:44
4.	"Plan B"	2:55
5.	"Disease"	3:24
6.	"Age of Conceit"	3:16
7.	"Start"	3:02
8.	"18"	7:55
9.	"Stranger to Kindness"	3:37

Personnel

• Matt Kadane - guitar, vocals, production
• Bubba Kadane - guitar, vocals, production, mixing
• Peter Schmidt - guitar
• Mike Donofrio - bass
• Chris Brokaw - drums
• Steve Albini - recording engineer
• John Golden - mastering
• Matthew Barnhart - mixing