The End is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Cody Fry, released on September 15, 2023, through Decca Records US.
Discussing themes of romance of anxiety, influences on the album included fatherhood and panic attacks amidst during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Composing the music in the album either began with drafting the arcs of the song with pencil and paper, or creating a demo with computer programs.
Fry had dealt with panic attacks amidst the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March 2020 and expressed his feelings of anxiety in the album;[1][8] he found writing the music to be therapeutic.
The album is narratively organized to start with excitement and romance, followed by feelings of anxiety and loneliness, and concluding with peace and self-healing.