| Misery Lake | |
| Type: | ep |
| Artist: | Blackbear |
| Cover: | Misery Lake Blackbear cover art.jpg |
| Released: | August 13, 2021 |
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| Length: | 18:14 |
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| Prev Title: | Everything Means Nothing |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | In Loving Memory |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
Misery Lake (stylized in all lowercase) is the seventh EP by American singer Blackbear. It was released on August 13, 2021 through Beartrap, Alamo, and Columbia Records and follows his previous album Everything Means Nothing.[1] [2] [3] The EP was written and produced by Blackbear and frequent collaborator Andrew Goldstein and features appearances from Tate McRae, Sasha Alex Sloan, and Travis Barker. It was preceded by the singles "U Love U" with Tate McRae, released June 4, 2021, and "@ My Worst", released August 6, 2021.
Misery Lake was conceived and recorded alongside Everything Means Nothing in multiple Airbnb houses. As a way to cope with COVID-19 lockdowns, Blackbear continued writing and recording music that eventually became the EP.
On the topics of heartbreak, loneliness, and isolation, Blackbear further described the background of the EP in an interview with Grammy.com:
Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the EP a 2.5 out of 5 star-rating and wrote that Misery Lake "is strictly something to put on if you're in the mood for some pristinely crafted venting". He praised the songs "U Love U" and "@ My Worst".