Last of a Dying Breed

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"Last of a Dying Breed"
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Single by Joji
from the album Piss in the Wind
Released23 January 2026
Genre
Length2:30
Label
Songwriter George Miller
Producer Joji
Joji singles chronology
"Love You Less"
(2026)		"Last of a Dying Breed"
(2026)

"Last of a Dying Breed" is a song by Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter Joji, released as the fifth single from his fourth studio album Piss in the Wind on 23 January 2026. It was written and produced by Joji himself. It was released alongside a visualizer [1] featuring model and actor Robert Birdsall, a look-alike that Joji has been using in place of himself throughout the Piss in the Wind album cycle. [2]

Contents

Joji first teased the song in December 2025 by sending a floppy disk containing a snippet of the song to fans. [3]

Composition

"Last of a Dying Breed" has been described as lo-fi, [3] alternative pop, [4] and alternative R&B. [1] It has a "sparse" start followed by a syncopated beat, with an "orchestral swell" throughout. [5] The song is characterized by its "inquiring" lyrics, [3] featuring a chorus in which Joji sings, "Do you need me? / Do you feel me?".

Critical reception

Ashanti Meadows of Melodic Magazine described "Last of a Dying Breed" as "haunting and gritty", overall calling it a "restless orchestral lo-fi soundscape". Meadows also highlighted the song's minimal lyrics, feeling that they "[leave] the audience wanting more of the story" behind the track. [3] Stereo Williams of Okayplayer described the song as "dark", "propulsive", and "hypnotic", and stated that it "never loses momentum even as its emotional core doesn't waver". [6] Rafael Bautista of Mega highlighted the song's fast BPM, and described it as "pulsating". [7] Kaya Robertson of Complete Music Update found that the song "balances the melancholy with momentum". [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Last of a Dying Breed"
Chart (2026)Peak
position
Australian Artist Singles (ARIA) [8] 20
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 4

References

  1. 1 2 Saenz, Rome (23 January 2026). "Joji Debuts New Single "Last of a Dying Breed"". Billboard Philippines . Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Pace-McCarrick, Solomon (9 January 2026). "Doppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doubles". Dazed . Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Meadows, Ashanti (26 January 2026). "Joji shows he is the "Last of a Dying Breed" with gritty new single". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Dvorak, Olivia (24 January 2026). "Buzz Weekly New Music Rundown". The Daily Illini . Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 Robertson, Kaya (26 January 2026). "CMU Selects - the last week's standout releases". Complete Music Update . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  6. ↑ Williams, Stereo (23 January 2026). "The Listening: Roc Marciano, Ari Lennox, T.I., Juvenile, DaBaby and More". Okayplayer . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Bautista, Rafael (27 January 2026). "Harry Styles, XG, and no na Release Our Favorite New Music of the Week". Mega . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Australian Artist Singles Chart" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
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