''In Loving Memory'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the sixth studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released on August 26, 2022 through Alamo and

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and follows the EP ''

Misery Lake ''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''. The EP wa ...

'' (2021) and his previous studio album ''

Everything Means Nothing ''Everything Means Nothing'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released in full on August 21, 2020, through Beartrap, Alamo Records and Interscope Records and follows his previous studio ...

'' (2020). The album features appearances from

Bert McCracken Robert Edward McCracken (born February 25, 1982) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the rock band the Used. Early life McCracken was born in Provo, Utah, and grew up in Orem, Utah. He was raised in a Mormon fam ...

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Jordan Pundik Jordan Izaak Pundik (born October 12, 1979) is an American singer. He is a founding member and the frontman of Floridian rock band New Found Glory, for whom he sings lead vocals and contributes lyrics. He was also the guitarist in the band's now ...

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of Bayside, and Machine Gun Kelly. Two singles, " GFY" with Machine Gun Kelly, and "The Idea", were released in promotion of the album. Produced by Blackbear,

Andrew Goldstein Andrew Scott Goldstein (born March 25, 1983, in Milton, Massachusetts) is the first American male team-sport professional athlete to be openly gay during his playing career. He came out publicly in 2003 and was drafted by his hometown team, the ...

, and

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and music producer who is the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has collaborated with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Transplants ...

, the album shifts from Blackbear's previous

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sound to

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Background and composition

Lyrically, ''In Loving Memory'' described Blackbear tackling subjects such as the loss of his father in 2021, parenthood, and mental health. He further described it in an interview with ''Alternative Press'': Inspiration for the album included

Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Mesa, Arizona, in 1993. The band is composed of lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach ...

's ''

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'',

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, and

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. It is also not Blackbear's first journey into the punk genre as he was in the band Polaroid in 2007-2008.

Singles and promotion

" GFY" with Machine Gun Kelly was released on May 27, 2022 as the lead single of the album. It peaked at number twelve on the

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''Billboard'' chart. "The Idea" was released on July 8, 2022 as the second single. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. "Toxic Energy" with

was released on August 5, 2022 as the only promotional single from the album. Blackbear embarked on the Nothing Matters Tour across the US throughout September 2022 in promotion of the album.

Critical reception

Matt Collar of

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gave the album a positive review, calling it "one of lackbear'sfunnest and most infectiously listenable albums."

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by

Matthew Musto Matthew Tyler Musto (born November 27, 1990), known professionally as Blackbear (stylized as blackbear), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has released six studio albums, six EPs, one mixtape and two collaborati ...

, and

as well as

Omer Fedi Omer Fedi (; born 25 March 2000) is an Israeli record producer, songwriter and musician from Tel Aviv. He has co-written or produced songs such as " Mood" by 24kGoldn, " Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X, " Unholy" by Sam Smith, and ...

as additional producer on track 5. Additional writers are included below. * All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters.

Charts

References

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