Better Luck Next Time is the fourth extended play (EP) by the American singer and rapper Midwxst. It was released by Simple Stupid and Geffen Records on March 16, 2022. He had the goal of creating a projecting straying away from his usual sound. The album serves as a follow-up to his earlier extended play (EP), Back In Action (2021). It contains a sole feature from Brakence. Better Luck Next Time was supported by two singles and an EP announcement with a video directed by Parker Corey.
Midwxst had gained popularity in the underground and released a string of album releases in 2022.[1] When recording the EP, Midwxst had the goal of straying away from his usual sound.[2]Better Luck Next Time was supported by two singles "Riddle" and "I Know You Hate Me".[3] The lead single, "Riddle",[4] would be released on February 2, 2022, and "I Know You Hate Me" on February 23, 2022.[5] The album would later be released on March 16, 2022,[5] through Simple Stupid and Geffen Records.[4] The album serves as a follow-up to his earlier extended play (EP), Back In Action (2021).[4] The album contains a sole feature from Brakence, with Midwxst saying that [they] brought a different kind of "spirit" to the project.[2]Better Luck Next Time explores themes of breakup,[1] and the variety of emotions that come from breaking up.[2]
Brady Brickner-Wood writing for Pitchfork said Midwxst continues to polish his "frenetic" breed of pop-trap while maintaining a fundamental weirdness that’s neither too loud nor too discreet.[4]Pitchfork's Hattie Lindert would comment on the musical style calling it a "nimbly eclectic" mode of pop-trap.[6] Will Schube of uDiscover Music said the EP showcases Midwxst's "sonic" versality on the tracks "Riddle" and "I Know You Hate Me".[7]
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