The End Is Near is the second studio album by the New Year, released on May 18, 2004, through Touch and Go Records. The album's recording spanned across three sessions in 2003 (June 7âÂÂ11, July 11âÂÂ15, and August 29âÂÂ30) 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".