Death of an Optimist is the debut studio album by Canadian-American musician Grandson.

After the release of the third and final EP of the A Modern Tragedy trilogy, Grandson began working on his first studio album.

[4] In an interview with NME, Grandson said that Death of an Optimist is a critical outlook of the current state of affairs and of the year 2020 in general saying, "it is both an origin story and an obituary navigating hope, anxiety, and the state of optimism in 2020.

"[5] The Rock Matters Podcast said, "It’s very much a millennial coming of age album.

It’s a guy in his mid-20s trying to cling to hope that real change for a better future is possible.