{{short description|2018 EP by AFI}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = The Missing Man | type = EP | artist = AFI | cover = The Missing Man.jpg | alt = | released = December 7, 2018 | recorded = Summer 2018 | studio = | genre = * Punk rock<ref name="AM"/><ref name="EX"/> * new wave<ref name="AM"/> * emo<ref name="AM"/> | length = 15:28 | label = Ex Noctem Nacimur | producer = | prev_title = AFI | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = Bodies | next_year = 2021 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Missing Man | type = EP | single1 = Get Dark | single1date = October 26, 2018 }} }} '''''The Missing Man''''' is an extended play by American rock band AFI. The EP was released on December 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Beinstock |first=Richard |title=AFI Share New Song, 'Get Dark,' Announce EP Release |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/afi-share-new-song-get-dark-announce-ep-release |website=Guitar World |accessdate=October 31, 2018 |date=October 26, 2018}}</ref> It is the first EP by AFI since ''336 EP/Now the World Picture Disk'', which was released in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |last=Casteel |first=Beth |title=Afi Drop Surprise New Song, 'Get Dark,' Announce EP |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/afi-new-song-get-dark-missing-man-ep-announced/ |website=Alternative Press |accessdate=October 31, 2018 |date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
The EP was released through Ex Noctem Nacimur.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Spencer |title=AFI release surprise new song "Get Dark" off upcoming EP, The Missing Man: Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2018/10/afi-new-song-get-dark-the-missing-man-stream/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=October 31, 2018 |date=October 26, 2018}}</ref> On October 26, 2018, the single "Get Dark" was released as well as information about the EP.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sievers |first=Alex |title=Getting Darker, Getting Worse: AFI Release First Taste Of New EP, 'Get Dark' |url=https://killyourstereo.com/news/1104570/getting-darker-getting-worse-afi-release-first-taste-of-new-ep-get-dark/ |website=Kill Your Stereo |accessdate=October 30, 2018 |date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Maine |first=Samantha |title=AFI release brooding new track 'Get Dark', announce new EP 'The Missing Man' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/afi-new-song-get-dark-new-ep-2394001 |website=NME |accessdate=October 30, 2018 |date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
== Background and release == On October 25, 2018, all photos of AFI frontman Davey Havok were removed from the band's Instagram page and a new press photo was released with Havok missing; only a silhouette was present, sparking rumors he had left AFI.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-10-24|title=What's going on with AFI?|language=en-US|work=Wall of Sound|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/10/25/whats-going-on-with-afi/|access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref> This rumor turned out to be false. The next day, the band surprise-released a new single called "Get Dark" on Spotify and iTunes. ''The Missing Man'' was released on December 7, 2018.<ref name="Wall Of Sound">{{Cite news|date=2018-10-26|title=AFI secretly dropped a new song overnight called 'Get Dark' from a forthcoming EP called The Missing Man|language=en-US|work=Wall of Sound|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/10/26/afi-secretly-dropped-a-new-song-overnight-called-get-dark-from-a-forthcoming-ep-called-the-missing-man/|access-date=2018-10-26}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{music ratings |rev1=AllMusic |rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">[https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-missing-man-mw0003222339 missing man]</ref> |rev2=''Exclaim!'' |rev2score=6/10<ref name="EX">[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/afi-the_missing_man exclaim]</ref>
}} ''Wall of Sound'' rated ''The Missing Man'' 7.5/10, stating: "Taking away everything we know about the band in the past, this new release showcases a very talented band, capable of playing a whole range of different styles they have yet been able to hone in [sic] on." The review also mentions that the EP features a range of different musical styles the band had not yet explored.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2018/12/04/afi-the-missing-man-ep-review/|title=AFI – The Missing Man (EP Review)|date=December 4, 2018|work=Wall of Sound|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}</ref> In a positive review, ''AllMusic'' said the album "serves as a sonic "greatest hits," tapping into the various styles that the band favored during the 2010s."<ref name="AM"/> ''Exclaim!'', in a mixed review, criticized the album as "Hot Topic dad rock".<ref name="EX"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | all_lyrics = Davey Havok | all_music = Jade Puget | title1 = Trash Bat | length1 = 2:08 | title2 = Break Angels | length2 = 3:27 | title3 = Back Into the Sun | length3 = 3:01 | title4 = Get Dark | length4 = 2:41 | title5 = The Missing Man | length5 = 4:15 }}
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