Post Malone has given fans their clearest look yet at his long-awaited next album, sharing an Instagram update on October 15 showing a whiteboard covered with song titles and production progress notes. According to Billboard, the singer wrote that the project, reportedly titled The Eternal Buzz, is nearly finished, apologized for the long wait and promised fans a huge stack of new songs.
The whiteboard color-codes each track's status. Billboard reports that "Chrome Heartbreaker," "Death of the Bow," "Call You Back" and "Impossible" appeared to have completed lyrics and vocals, while "Doesn't Exist," "Memorize," "Rescue Me," "Parachute," "Track Me Down" and "Soulmate" still needed vocals, suggesting substantial progress but not yet a finished record. The reported 40-song, two-disc format remains unconfirmed by the artist.
As Whiskey Riff notes, the update follows a year of delays: Post pushed the start of his Big Ass Stadium Tour with Jelly Roll back three weeks in May to finish the record, then postponed the entire Australia, New Zealand and Asia leg in September without explanation. He has not confirmed whether the new project returns to the rap sound of his early career or continues the country direction of 2024's F-1 Trillion.
Reports of a 2027 arrival remain speculation. For now, the whiteboard offers the strongest evidence yet that the album, first teased in April, is finally approaching the finish line.
The October 15 update was not the only recent sign of activity. As IN Music Blog notes, Post's August 26: The Mixtape arrived on streaming platforms in August to mark its 10th anniversary alongside a first-ever vinyl release, while "Chrome Heartbreaker," one of the whiteboard's completed tracks, was debuted before the World Cup final in New Jersey back in July. Whiskey Riff's reporting also flagged unreleased songs registered in ASCAP's repertory penned with Nashville heavyweights including Ernest, Miranda Lambert and Rhett Akins, fueling speculation the record could straddle country and rap. Whether the 40-song double-album theory holds, fans now have the clearest signal yet that the wait is nearly over.
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