ANONYMOUS - ​blackbear
ANONYMOUS

ANONYMOUS is blackbear’s fifth studio album, bringing a new level of vulnerability and honesty to his unique brand of alt-R&B, written at a time where he was struggling to get sober from drugs, focus on his overall well-being, and remain faithful in his relationships—he experienced a break-up with his girlfriend of almost two years, Sydney Carlson, for alleged cheating. He asserted that it was his “best work to date”: There were hints in my earlier albums of who I really was, but I had a wall up. The wall’s been torn down for ANONYMOUS. I’m calling it that because I want to take the ego out of the process. I wanted to make a human album, by a real person, not hide behind the character of this sad “blackbear” guy. It was preceded by singles, “1 SIDED LOVE,” “HIGH1X,” “SWEAR TO GOD,” “HATE MY GUTS,” and “DEAD TO ME.” The leading single, “1 SIDED LOVE,” was produced by Artist Vs Poet’s Joe Kirkland and marks a notable collaboration where he revisits his scene roots. The following single, “SWEAR TO GOD,” was revealed early to Beats 1 radio listeners as Zane Lowe’s World Record on March 13th, 2019. On December 5th, 2018, he wrote: ANONYMOUS may be pushed back because I signed to a label and it has to be perfect. It’s my best album. ANONYMOUS was delayed by over 2 months from its original, February 14th, 2019, release date. Early promotion on his Instagram account advertised “ANONYMOUS VALENTINE’S DAY.”
Distribution of songs on ANONYMOUS by producer
Songs