Piss in the Wind

Piss in the Wind
Studio album by
Joji
Released6 February 2026 (2026-02-06)
GenreAlternative pop[1]
Length45:58
Label
Producer
Joji chronology
Smithereens
(2022) 		Piss in the Wind
(2026)
Singles from Piss in the Wind
  1. "Pixelated Kisses"
    Released: 14 October 2025
  2. "If It Only Gets Better"
    Released: 4 November 2025
  3. "Past Won't Leave My Bed"
    Released: 7 November 2025
  4. "Love You Less"
    Released: 2 January 2026
  5. "Last of a Dying Breed"
    Released: 23 January 2026

Piss in the Wind is the fourth studio album by Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter Joji, released on 6 February 2026, through Palace Creek and Virgin Music Group. It is his first album release since departing from his former label 88rising. The album features guest appearances from Giveon, 4Batz, Yeat and Don Toliver.

Background and release

In October 2025, after a three year hiatus from releasing music, Joji posted a picture of a video billboard in a social media post titled "see u soon".[2] On 14 October 2025, he released the lead single "Pixelated Kisses" alongside a music video.[3] It is his first release under his independent label Palace Creek.[4] On 5 November 2025, he released the album's title and release date, alongside its second single and music video, "If It Only Gets Better".[5] He released the third single, "Past Won't Leave My Bed" on 7 November 2025.[6] On 3 December 2025, a remix of “Pixelated Kisses” with American rapper Yeat was released.[7] He released "Love You Less", the album's fourth single, on 2 January 2026, alongside a 360-degree visualizer.[8] The album's fifth single, "Last of a Dying Breed", was released on 23 January, alongside a visualizer.[9] On 9 February, a joint music video for "Last of a Dying Breed" and "Dior" was released. Two days later, on 11 February, an animated music video for "Forehead Touch the Ground" was released.

Look-alike

During the album cycle, Joji has used a look-alike, identified as model and actor Robert Birdsall, in place of himself for interviews, press releases, and music videos.[10][11] On 29 December 2025, he released a video with Genius in which Birdsall, dubbed "Joe G" by fans, explained the lyrics of "Pixelated Kisses".[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic66/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[1]
Exclaim!6/10[13]
The Independent[14]
NME[15]
Pitchfork5.9/10[16]

Piss in The Wind received generally favourable to positive reviews from critics. In a positive review, James Mellen of Clash called the album "potentially the most authentic Joji project to date". He described "Pixelated Kisses" as "blown out yet [retaining] a calibre of nostalgia and melancholy", and compared "Love You Less" to the music of Steve Lacy. He also highlighted a "lovely felted piano sound" on "Can't See Sh*t in the Club". However, Mellen also found that some ideas on the album felt "half-realized", as well as feeling that "Past Won't Leave My Bed" did not "cut as deep" as previous ballad-style tracks from Joji.[17]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Piss in the Wind debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 86,000 album-equivalent units (45,000 pure album sales and 42.17 million on-demand streams).[18]

Track listing

Piss in the Wind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pixelated Kisses"George MillerJoji1:50
2."Cigarette"
  • Miller
  • John Durham
  • Isaac Sleator
  • WonTon
  • Sleator
1:51
3."Last of a Dying Breed"MillerJoji2:30
4."Love You Less"
3:21
5."If It Only Gets Better"
  • Miller
  • Durham
WonTon1:09
6."Love Me Better"
  • Miller
  • Durham
  • Joji
  • WonTon
1:53
7."Piece of You" (with Giveon)
2:15
8."Hotel California"
Homaee2:09
9."Tarmac"
  • Miller
  • Durham
  • Sleator
  • WonTon
  • Sleator
1:35
10."Forehead Touch the Ground"
  • Miller
  • Myles Potters
  • Sleator
  • Myles Avery
  • Sleator
1:57
11."Past Won't Leave My Bed"
Farber2:46
12."Fade to Black" (with 4Batz)
  • Joji
  • Sleator
1:16
13."Can't See Sh*t in the Club"
  • Miller
  • Sleator
  • Joji
  • Sleator
2:52
14."Sojourn"
  • Brady
  • Blume
  • Joji
2:56
15."DYKILY"
  • Miller
  • Sleator
  • Durham
  • Joji
  • Sleator
  • WonTon
2:38
16."Rose Colored" (with Yeat)
  • Joji
  • Sleator
  • Bnyx
  • West1ne
2:34
17."Silhouette Man"
  • Miller
  • Durham
  • Sleator
  • WonTon
  • Sleator
1:26
18."Fragments" (with Don Toliver)
  • Bailey
  • Wynter
1:59
19."Horses to Water"
  • Miller
  • Sleator
  • Joji
  • Sleator
2:17
20."Strange Home"MillerJoji2:50
21."Dior"MillerJoji1:54
Total length:45:58
Bonus track version
No.TitleLength
22."DYKILY" (2017 demo version)0:58
Total length:46:56

Notes

  • ^[a] indicates an assistant producer.
  • On the vinyl version of the album, "Fragments" is omitted, and the track placements of "Rose Colored" and "Silhouette Man" are switched.
  • "Pixelated Kisses", "Love You Less", and "Can't See Sh*t in the Club" are stylized in all caps.
  • "DYKILY" is an acronym for "Don't You Know I Love You".

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • George Miller – vocals (all tracks), engineering (tracks 1, 6, 10, 12, 18, 20), mixing (20, 21)
  • Francisco "Frankie" Ramirez – engineering (2–5, 7–9, 11, 13–17, 19, 21)
  • Brian Cruz - engineering (7)
  • Yeat - engineering (16)
  • Bnyx - engineering (16)
  • Jeff Ellis – mixing (1-5, 7-19)
  • Tristan Hoogland - mixing (6)
  • Ivan Handwerk – mixing assistance
  • Trevor Taylor – mixing assistance
  • Dale Becker – mastering (2-21)
  • Adam Burt – mastering assistance
  • Noah McCorkle – mastering assistance

Charts

Chart performance for Piss in the Wind
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 3
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 28
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] 9
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 29
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[26] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 4
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 1
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] 28
Irish Albums (OCC)[30] 37
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[31] 4
Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] 63
Japanese Dance & Soul Albums (Oricon)[33] 7
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[34] 55
Japanese Western Albums (Oricon)[35] 20
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[36] 14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] 10
Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[38] 26
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[39] 4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[40] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC)[41] 2
Spanish Albums (Promusicae)[42] 15
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[45] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[46] 3
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[47] 1
US Billboard 200[48] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[49] 2
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums (Billboard)[50] 1

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