There were all these different, unexpected turns that came our way, and us trying to find the end of the album. It was one of those things where you set out with a plan and you know that sometimes things don’t go the way that you planned. Places where we wrote, places where we recorded, places where we lived, every unexpected turn that this whole thing brought us. All the different steps that were taken, the different places it took us. When questioned by Rock Sound on the meaning behind the album's title, lead vocalist Vic Fuentes stated that "it sort of represents our lives over the last couple of years of making this record. We just dove in and started to make music right away.” Ĭommenting on the band's progression in songwriting ability, Vic Fuentes stated that “ went into this record wanting to top the last one, which we try to do with every record, and we kept setting the bar higher and higher.” Album title Vic Fuentes stated that “It was exciting to do another record with Dan, we had gotten to know him really well on, so there wasn’t that initial period where you’re trying to get to know each other.
The band recorded the album at his Long Island studio in multiple sessions between the summer of 2014 and the summer of 2015. The group decided to reunite with producer Dan Korneff to record the album, who also co-produced the band’s third album, Collide with the Sky. On June 5, 2014, Tony Perry and Vic Fuentes announced that they would be flying to New Jersey to begin recording their new album with producer Dan Korneff. In May 2014, Pierce the Veil started pre-production for the new record. The group finished writing new material after their winter European tour with British rock band Bring Me the Horizon in December 2013. In an article by the Oakland Press, the band stated they had started writing new material together with Tom Denney whilst on tour with Mayday Parade, You Me at Six and All Time Low. It was produced by Dan Korneff and was recorded throughout 20 in Long Island, New York.
The album serves as a follow-up to the group's third studio album, Collide with the Sky (2012). Misadventures is the fourth studio album by American rock band Pierce the Veil released on May 13, 2016.