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Austin
Austin
Studio album by Post Malone
Released	July 28, 2023
Studio	Henson (Los Angeles)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	51:27
Label	Republic; Mercury;
Producer	Post Malone; Andrew Watt; Louis Bell; Max Martin; Rami Yacoub;
Post Malone chronology
Singles from Austin
	"Chemical"; Released: April 14, 2023; "Mourning"; Released: May 19, 2023; "Overdrive"; Released: July 14, 2023; "Enough Is Enough"; Released: September 8, 2023;

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Austin is the fifth studio album by American musician Post Malone. It was released through Republic and Mercury Records on July 28, 2023. The bonus version of the album was released five days later to include a new track. Production was handled by Malone himself, Andrew Watt, Louis Bell, Max Martin, and Rami Yacoub. Austin was supported by four singles: "Chemical", "Mourning", "Overdrive", and "Enough Is Enough". A departure from the hip hop-driven sounds of its predecessor, it is a synth-pop album, influenced by rock or alternative rock, and is Malone's first project not to feature any guest appearances.

Austin received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two on Billboard 200 chart, in which it earned 113,000 album-equivalent units, of which 34,000 units were pure album sales.

Background and promotion

On May 15, 2023, Malone posted a video on Instagram to announce the album, which is titled after his real first name.^[2]^[3] The message hinted at a different artistic approach, possibly intensifying the sound of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache (2022).^[4] Malone revealed that he played the guitar on every single song on the album, calling the creation process a "fun experience".^[5] He described the outcome as the "most challenging and rewarding music" he had ever made, which was a product of constantly making himself work to make it.^[6] That same day, Malone also announced a summer North American tour called the If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour to accompany the release of the album, which later became a world tour that started on July 8 and ended on December 3, 2023.^[7]

Singles

On April 14, 2023, Malone released the lead single of the album, "Chemical".^[8] The second single of the album, "Mourning", was released on May 19.^[9] The third single, "Overdrive", was released on July 14.^[10] The fourth and final single, "Enough Is Enough", was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio, on September 8, 2023.^[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	5.5/10^[12]
Metacritic	66/100^[13]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[14]
American Songwriter	^[15]
Clash	7/10^[16]
The Independent	^[17]
NME	^[18]
The Observer	^[19]
Pitchfork	5.5/10^[20]
Slant Magazine	^[21]
Spectrum Culture	40%^[22]

Austin was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received a weighted average score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[13] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 5.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.^[12]

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic praised the album, stating, "Melodic and heartfelt, Austin surprises at nearly every turn, whether that's by an unexpected sonic detour or the simple fact that Post Malone has never sounded this fearless".^[14] Erica Campbell of NME wrote that Malone's "shift from trap beats and hip hop delivery to purer pop suits [him] well, proving that slowing down can be a creative advantage, especially when you're heading in the right direction",^[18] while Clash's Robin Murray described Austin as "an album that dares to buck trends, and at its best can be genuinely moving".^[16] Variety critic Chris Willman said, "It sounds like sobering stuff on paper. But on record, a lot of these songs play out as breezily as Styles' "As It Was". It's a record that's in constant conflict with itself, using candor and humor as a self-conscious form of denial, maybe; the easygoing infectiousness of the music always is reassuring us that there's nothing to worry about amid all this conspicuous consumption".^[23] Reviewing the album for American Songwriter, Thomas Galindo stated, "While his 17 new songs don't amount to a flawless masterpiece, they do paint a picture of a Post Malone who not only knows he needs to turn things around, but also intends to at any cost".^[15]

Rolling Stone's Clayton Purdom wrote that "even if Austin is Post's guitar record, it's not his rock record", and found that "plenty of it works" even if "the immense self-loathing with which the record introduces itself finds no clear resolution by the end, despite many allusions on otherwise-peppy songs".^[24] Paul Attard of Slant Magazine commented that "little on the album could be regarded as hip-hop-oriented" as its tracks "are primarily structured around stadium-sized pop hooks", which he found "all follow the same overly simplistic pop structure".^[21] Writing for Pitchfork, Brad Shoup felt that Austin "is Post at his strongest: audaciously raiding the entire pop toolkit" and "even after forsaking Los Angeles for Utah, his life remains a movie: loaded with state-of-the-industry pyrotechnics, bristling with guns, and littered with synergistic product tie-ins", which makes the album "in directorial terms, a one-for-me situation: a passion project secured with almost a decade at the summit of pop rap as collateral".^[20] Riff Magazine wrote that Austin was "influenced by '80s and '90s alternative rock," which tended to "slow down the middle of the album."^[1]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Austin debuted at number two on Billboard 200 chart, earning 113,000 album-equivalent units (including 34,000 in pure album sales) in its first week. This became Malone's fifth top-five album on the chart after all his previous studio albums reached the top five. The album also accumulated a total of 101.14 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.^[25]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Post Malone, Andrew Watt, and Louis Bell, except where noted.

*Austin* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Understand"	Austin Post Andrew Wotman Louis Bell	3:03
2.	"Something Real"	Post Wotman Bell Billy Walsh	3:25
3.	"Chemical"	Post Wotman Bell Walsh	3:04
4.	"Novacandy"	Post Wotman Bell Walsh	3:17
5.	"Mourning"	Post Wotman Bell	2:28
6.	"Too Cool to Die"	Post Wotman Bell Walsh	3:25
7.	"Sign Me Up" (producers: Post Malone, Bell, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub)	Post Bell Martin Yacoub Walsh	3:19
8.	"Socialite"	Post Wotman Bell Walsh	3:20
9.	"Overdrive"	Post Wotman Bell Walsh	2:28
10.	"Speedometer"	Post Wotman Bell	2:42
11.	"Hold My Breath"	Post Wotman Bell	3:29
12.	"Enough Is Enough" (producers: Post Malone, Bell, Martin, Yacoub)	Post Bell Martin Yacoub Walsh	2:45
13.	"Texas Tea" (producers: Post Malone, Bell, Yacoub)	Post Bell Yacoub Walsh	2:20
14.	"Buyer Beware"	Post Wotman Bell	2:53
15.	"Landmine"	Post Wotman Bell	3:05
16.	"Green Thumb"	Post Wotman Bell	2:39
17.	"Laugh It Off"	Post Wotman Bell	4:06
Total length:			51:27

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Joy"	Post Wotman Bell	4:47
Total length:			56:14

Personnel

Musicians

Post Malone – vocals, guitar (all tracks); drums (tracks 3, 7, 12, 15), tambourine (3), programming (4, 6), drum programming (5), piano (8, 15), bass guitar (12)
Louis Bell – programming (all tracks), piano (1–6, 8–11, 14, 15, 17, 18), drum programming (2, 3, 5–10, 12–15, 17, 18), bass programming (2, 4–10, 12–14, 17, 18), keyboards (2–10, 12–14, 17, 18)
Andrew Watt – guitar (1–6, 8–11, 14–17), bass guitar (1, 3, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), drums (2–4, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), keyboards (3), programming (4, 17, 18), piano (10)
David Campbell – string arrangement (1, 9, 11), conductor (11)
Paula Hochhalter – violin (1), cello (9, 11)
Josefina Vergara – violin (1)
Tammy Hatwan – violin (1)
Mick Jagger – maracas (3)
Max Martin – guitar, piano (7, 12); bass guitar (7), keyboards (12)
Rami Yacoub – bass guitar (7), guitar (13)
Jacob Braun – cello (9, 11)
Rodney Wirtz – viola (9, 11)
Linnea Powell – viola (9, 11)
Luke Maurer – viola (9, 11)
Songa Lee – violin (9, 11)
Sara Parkins – violin (9, 11)
Philip Vaiman – violin (9, 11)
Neil Samples – violin (9, 11)
Michele Richards – violin (9, 11)
Joel Pargman – violin (9, 11)
Mario De Leon – violin (9, 11)
Charlie Bisharat – violin (9, 11)

Technical

Mike Bozzi – mastering
Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
Marco Sonzini – engineering (1–4, 6, 8–11, 14–18)
Paul Lamalfa – engineering (1–4, 6, 8–11, 14–18)
Louis Bell – engineering (4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 15)
Jed Jones – engineering (13, 15), engineering assistance (2, 3, 6, 8, 9)
Joe Dougherty – engineering assistance (1, 2, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18)
Braden Bursteen – engineering assistance (2, 4, 15)
Tommy Turner – engineering assistance (2, 4, 15)
Kelsey Porter – engineering assistance (14, 17, 18)
Marc VanGool - Guitar Technician, Studio Technician

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Austin*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[26]	2
Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA)^[27]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[28]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[29]	5
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[30]	7
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[31]	4
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[32]	3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[33]	2
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[34]	10
French Albums (SNEP)^[35]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[36]	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[37]	16
Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)^[38]	4
Irish Albums (OCC)^[39]	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[40]	8
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)^[41]	22
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[42]	63
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[43]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[44]	3
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[45]	2
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[46]	16
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[47]	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[48]	7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[49]	18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[50]	3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[51]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[52]	3
US Billboard 200^[53]	2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[54]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Austin*
Chart (2023)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[55]	100
US Billboard 200^[56]	158

Certifications

Certifications for *Austin*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[57]	Silver	60,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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[2] Paul, Larisha (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone Announces Self-Titled Album 'Austin'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[3] Cohen, Jonathan (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone Introducing Austin On New Album, Summer Tour". Spin. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[4] Nevares, Gabriel Bras (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone Announces New Album "Austin"". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[5] Grant, Shawn (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone announces new album "Austin" for July, new single set for this Friday". The Source. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[6] Rossignol, Derrick (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone Has A New Album, 'Austin,' Coming Soon, And It Features A Lot Of Guitar". Uproxx. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[7] Darville, Jordan (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone announces new self-titled album Austin, shares release date". The Fader. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[8] Muldoon, Brittany (April 14, 2023). "Post Malone is back with First New Single of 2023, "Chemical"". Melodic. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[9] Kaufman, Gil (May 16, 2023). "Post Malone Announces Fifth Album, 'Austin,' 2023 North American Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[10] Espinoza, Joshua (July 14, 2023). "Post Malone Drops New Single "Overdrive"". Complex. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[11] Mompellio, Gabriel (September 4, 2023). "Post Malone – Enough Is Enough (Radio Date: 08-09-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[ADM-12] "Austin by Post Malone reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[MC-13] "Austin by Post Malone Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[AllMusic-14] Yeung, Neil Z. "Austin Post Malone". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[AS-15] Galindo, Thomas (August 2, 2023). "Review: Post Malone Holds a Mirror Up to Himself on 'Austin'". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[Clash-16] Murray, Robin (July 28, 2023). "Post Malone – Austin | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[The_Independent-17] Brown, Helen (August 3, 2023). "Post Malone, Austin review: Good lines get lost in the sludge of pop-rock formula and mid-tempo pacing". The Independent. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[NME-18] Campbell, Erica (July 29, 2023). "Post Malone – Austin review: Posty gets honest about his vices". NME. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[The_Observer-19] Morris, Damien (August 6, 2023). "Post Malone: Austin review – up close and whiny". The Observer. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

[Pitchfork-20] Shoup, Brad (August 1, 2023). "Post Malone: AUSTIN Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[Slant-21] Attard, Paul (July 30, 2023). "Post Malone Austin Review: The Inevitability of Pop Formula". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[SC-22] Stremfel, Thomas (August 6, 2023). "Post Malone: Austin". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved June 17, 2024.

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[24] Purdom, Clayton (July 24, 2023). "Post Malone Tries to Smile (Or Drink) Though His Pain On Austin". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[25] Caulfield, Keith (August 7, 2023). "Travis Scott Lands Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'Utopia'". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

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[ac_Flanders_Post_Malone-29] "Ultratop.be – Post Malone – Austin" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[ac_Wallonia_Post_Malone-30] "Ultratop.be – Post Malone – Austin" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Post_Malone-31] "Post Malone Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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[ac_France_Post_Malone-35] "Lescharts.com – Post Malone – Austin". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[ac_Germany4_Post_Malone-36] "Offiziellecharts.de – Post Malone – Austin" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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[ac_New_Zealand_Post_Malone-44] "Charts.nz – Post Malone – Austin". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

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 | recorded     =
-| studio       = [[Jim Henson Company Lot|Henson Recording Studio]]
+| studio       = [[Henson Recording Studios|Henson]] (Los Angeles)
-| genre        =
+| genre        = [[Synth-pop]]<ref name=Simons/>
-* [[Synth-pop]]
-* [[indie pop]]
-* [[alternative rock]]
 | length       = 51:27
-| label        = * [[Republic Records|Republic]]
+| label        =
+* [[Republic Records|Republic]]
 * [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
-| producer     = * [[Post Malone]]
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+* [[Post Malone]]
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-'''''Austin''''' is the fifth studio album by American musician [[Post Malone]]. It was released through [[Republic Records]] and [[Mercury Records]] on July 28, 2023. The bonus version of the album was released five days later to include a new track. Production was handled by Malone himself, [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]], [[Louis Bell]], [[Max Martin]], and [[Rami Yacoub]]. ''Austin'' was supported by four singles: "[[Chemical (Post Malone song)|Chemical]]", "[[Mourning (Post Malone song)|Mourning]]", "[[Overdrive (Post Malone song)|Overdrive]]", and "[[Enough Is Enough (Post Malone song)|Enough Is Enough]]". A departure from the [[hip hop music|hip hop]]-driven sounds of its predecessor, it is a [[synth-pop]], [[indie pop]], and [[alternative rock]] album, and is Malone's first project not to feature any [[guest appearance]]s.<ref name="Pitchfork"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|title=Leaving Hip-Hop Behind, Post Malone Turns His Vices Into the Stuff of Pure Synth-Pop in 'Austin': Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/post-malone-austin-new-album-review-1235682386/|access-date=July 28, 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 28, 2023|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728173613/https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/post-malone-austin-new-album-review-1235682386/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Simons>{{Cite web|last=Simons|first=Matthew|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Post Malone props up 'Austin' with shining singles, some filler|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/post-malone-austin/|access-date=July 28, 2023|website=Riff Magazine|date=July 28, 2023|archive-date=July 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731172402/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/post-malone-austin/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Austin'' received generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, in which it earned 113,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 34,000 units were pure album sales.
+'''''Austin''''' is the fifth studio album by American musician [[Post Malone]]. It was released through [[Republic Records|Republic]] and [[Mercury Records]] on July 28, 2023. The bonus version of the album was released five days later to include a new track. Production was handled by Malone himself, [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]], [[Louis Bell]], [[Max Martin]], and [[Rami Yacoub]]. ''Austin'' was supported by four singles: "[[Chemical (Post Malone song)|Chemical]]", "[[Mourning (Post Malone song)|Mourning]]", "[[Overdrive (Post Malone song)|Overdrive]]", and "[[Enough Is Enough (Post Malone song)|Enough Is Enough]]". A departure from the [[hip hop music|hip hop]]-driven sounds of its predecessor, it is a [[synth-pop]] album, influenced by [[Rock music|rock]] or [[alternative rock]], and is Malone's first project not to feature any [[guest appearance]]s.
+''Austin'' received generally positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]] and debuted at number two on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, in which it earned 113,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s, of which 34,000 units were pure album sales.
 ==Background and promotion==
-On May 15, 2023, Malone posted a video on [[Instagram]] to announce the album, which is titled after his real first name.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/post-malone-self-titled-austin-album-announcement-1234736139/|title=Post Malone Announces Self-Titled Album 'Austin'|last=Paul|first=Larisha|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2023/05/post-malone-new-album-tour/|title=Post Malone Introducing Austin On New Album, Summer Tour|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516151026/https://www.spin.com/2023/05/post-malone-new-album-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> The message hinted at a different artistic approach, possibly intensifying the sound of his fourth studio album, ''[[Twelve Carat Toothache]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/677144-post-malone-austin-new-album|title=Post Malone Announces New Album "Austin"|last=Bras Nevares|first=Gabriel|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516060236/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/677144-post-malone-austin-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Malone revealed that he played the guitar on every single song on the album, calling the creation process a "fun experience".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-announces-new-album-austin-for-july-new-single-set-for-this-friday/|title=Post Malone announces new album "Austin" for July, new single set for this Friday|last=Grant|first=Shawn|website=[[The Source]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145524/https://thesource.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-announces-new-album-austin-for-july-new-single-set-for-this-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref> He described the outcome as the "most challenging and rewarding music" he had ever made, which was a product of constantly making himself work to make it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-mourning/|title=Post Malone Has A New Album, 'Austin,' Coming Soon, And It Features A Lot Of Guitar|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|website=[[Uproxx]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516120002/https://uproxx.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-mourning/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same day, Malone also announced a summer North American tour called the [[If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour]] to accompany the release of the album, which later became a world tour that started on July 8 and  ended on December 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-austin-album-mourning-release-date-mourning|title=Post Malone announces new self-titled album Austin, shares release date|last=Darville|first=Jordan|website=[[The Fader]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145524/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-austin-album-mourning-release-date-mourning|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On May 15, 2023, Malone posted a video on [[Instagram]] to announce the album, which is titled after his real first name.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/post-malone-self-titled-austin-album-announcement-1234736139/|title=Post Malone Announces Self-Titled Album 'Austin'|last=Paul|first=Larisha|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2023/05/post-malone-new-album-tour/|title=Post Malone Introducing Austin On New Album, Summer Tour|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516151026/https://www.spin.com/2023/05/post-malone-new-album-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> The message hinted at a different artistic approach, possibly intensifying the sound of his fourth studio album, ''[[Twelve Carat Toothache]]'' (2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/677144-post-malone-austin-new-album|title=Post Malone Announces New Album "Austin"|last=Nevares|first=Gabriel Bras|website=[[HotNewHipHop]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516060236/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/677144-post-malone-austin-new-album|url-status=live}}</ref> Malone revealed that he played the guitar on every single song on the album, calling the creation process a "fun experience".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-announces-new-album-austin-for-july-new-single-set-for-this-friday/|title=Post Malone announces new album "Austin" for July, new single set for this Friday|last=Grant|first=Shawn|website=[[The Source]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145524/https://thesource.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-announces-new-album-austin-for-july-new-single-set-for-this-friday/|url-status=live}}</ref> He described the outcome as the "most challenging and rewarding music" he had ever made, which was a product of constantly making himself work to make it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-mourning/|title=Post Malone Has A New Album, 'Austin,' Coming Soon, And It Features A Lot Of Guitar|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|website=[[Uproxx]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516120002/https://uproxx.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-mourning/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same day, Malone also announced a summer North American tour called the [[If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour]] to accompany the release of the album, which later became a world tour that started on July 8 and  ended on December 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-austin-album-mourning-release-date-mourning|title=Post Malone announces new self-titled album Austin, shares release date|last=Darville|first=Jordan|website=[[The Fader]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145524/https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/16/post-malone-austin-album-mourning-release-date-mourning|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ===Singles===
-On April 14, 2023, Malone released the lead single of the album, "[[Chemical (Post Malone song)|Chemical]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2023/04/14/post-malone-is-back-with-first-new-single-of-2023-chemical/|title=Post Malone is back with First New Single of 2023, "Chemical"|last=Muldoon|first=Brittany|website=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145526/https://www.melodicmag.com/2023/04/14/post-malone-is-back-with-first-new-single-of-2023-chemical/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second single of the album, "[[Mourning (Post Malone song)|Mourning]]", was released on May 19.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/post-malone-fifth-album-austin-2023-north-american-tour-dates-1235330312/|title=Post Malone Announces Fifth Album, 'Austin,' 2023 North American Tour Dates|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> The third single, "[[Overdrive (Post Malone song)|Overdrive]]", was released on July 14.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/joshua-espinoza/post-malone-overdrive|title=Post Malone Drops New Single "Overdrive"|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|magazine=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|date=July 14, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref> The fourth and final single, "[[Enough Is Enough (Post Malone song)|Enough Is Enough]]", was sent to Italian [[contemporary hit radio]], on September 8, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mompellio |first1=Gabriel |title=Post Malone - Enough Is Enough (Radio Date: 08-09-2023) |url=https://www.earone.it/news/post_malone_enough_is_enough_radio_date_08_09_2023_78943452/ |website=EarOne |access-date=September 5, 2023 |language=it |date=September 4, 2023}}</ref>
+On April 14, 2023, Malone released the lead single of the album, "[[Chemical (Post Malone song)|Chemical]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.melodicmag.com/2023/04/14/post-malone-is-back-with-first-new-single-of-2023-chemical/|title=Post Malone is back with First New Single of 2023, "Chemical"|last=Muldoon|first=Brittany|website=[[Melodic (magazine)|Melodic]]|date=April 14, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516145526/https://www.melodicmag.com/2023/04/14/post-malone-is-back-with-first-new-single-of-2023-chemical/|url-status=live}}</ref> The second single of the album, "[[Mourning (Post Malone song)|Mourning]]", was released on May 19.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/post-malone-fifth-album-austin-2023-north-american-tour-dates-1235330312/|title=Post Malone Announces Fifth Album, 'Austin,' 2023 North American Tour Dates|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> The third single, "[[Overdrive (Post Malone song)|Overdrive]]", was released on July 14.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/joshua-espinoza/post-malone-overdrive|title=Post Malone Drops New Single "Overdrive"|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=July 14, 2023|access-date=July 14, 2023}}</ref> The fourth and final single, "[[Enough Is Enough (Post Malone song)|Enough Is Enough]]", was sent to Italian [[contemporary hit radio]], on September 8, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mompellio |first1=Gabriel |title=Post Malone – Enough Is Enough (Radio Date: 08-09-2023) |url=https://www.earone.it/news/post_malone_enough_is_enough_radio_date_08_09_2023_78943452/ |website=EarOne |access-date=September 5, 2023 |language=it |date=September 4, 2023}}</ref>
 ==Critical reception==
 {{Music ratings
-| MC = 66/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/austin/post-malone|title=''Austin'' by Post Malone Reviews and Tracks|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| ADM = 5.5/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13720/Post-Malone-Austin.aspx|title=Austin by Post Malone reviews|website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]]|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
+| MC = 66/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/austin/post-malone|title=''Austin'' by Post Malone Reviews and Tracks|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
 | rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
-| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/austin-mw0004002902|title=''Austin'' Post Malone|magazine=[[Allmusic]]|last=Z. Yeung|first=Neil|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/austin-mw0004002902|title=''Austin'' Post Malone|magazine=[[AllMusic]]|last=Yeung|first=Neil Z.|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
-| rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
+| rev2 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
-| rev2score = 7/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/post-malone-austin/|title=Post Malone – ''Austin'' {{!}} Reviews|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AS">{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-post-malone-holds-a-mirror-up-to-himself-on-austin/|title=Review: Post Malone Holds a Mirror Up to Himself on 'Austin'|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Galindo|first=Thomas|date=August 2, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
-| rev3 = ''[[NME]]''
+| rev3 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
-| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/post-malone-austin-review-3474831|title=Post Malone – ''Austin'' review: Posty gets honest about his vices|website=[[NME]]|last=Campbell|first=Erica|date=July 29, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev3score = 7/10<ref name="Clash">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/post-malone-austin/|title=Post Malone – ''Austin'' {{!}} Reviews|magazine=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=July 28, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
-| rev4 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
+| rev4 = ''[[The Independent]]''
-| rev4score = 5.5/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite magazine|last=Shoup|first=Brad|title=Post Malone: AUSTIN Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/post-malone-austin/|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=August 1, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="The Independent">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/post-malone-austin-review-album-b2387030.html|title=Post Malone, Austin review: Good lines get lost in the sludge of pop-rock formula and mid-tempo pacing|website=[[The Independent]]|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=August 3, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
-| rev5 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
+| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
-| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-review/|title=Post Malone ''Austin'' Review: The Inevitability of Pop Formula|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|last=Attard|first=Paul|date=July 30, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/post-malone-austin-review-3474831|title=Post Malone – ''Austin'' review: Posty gets honest about his vices|website=[[NME]]|last=Campbell|first=Erica|date=July 29, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev6 = ''[[The Observer]]''
+| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="The Observer">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/06/post-malone-austin-review-up-close-and-whiny|title=Post Malone: Austin review – up close and whiny|website=[[The Observer]]|last=Morris|first=Damien|date=August 6, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
+| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
+| rev7score = 5.5/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite magazine|last=Shoup|first=Brad|title=Post Malone: AUSTIN Album Review|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/post-malone-austin/|magazine=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=August 1, 2023|access-date=August 2, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev8 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
+| rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/post-malone-austin-album-review/|title=Post Malone ''Austin'' Review: The Inevitability of Pop Formula|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|last=Attard|first=Paul|date=July 30, 2023|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
+| rev9 = ''Spectrum Culture''
+| rev9score = 40%<ref name="SC">{{cite web|url=https://spectrumculture.com/2023/08/06/post-malone-austin-review/|title=Post Malone: Austin|website=Spectrum Culture|last=Stremfel|first=Thomas|date=August 6, 2023|access-date=June 17, 2024}}</ref>
 }}
+''Austin'' was met with generally positive reviews. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC"/> Aggregator [[AnyDecentMusic?]] gave it 5.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<ref name="ADM"/>
-''Austin'' received a score of 66 out of 100 on review aggregator [[Metacritic]] based on ten critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.<ref name="MC"/> Erica Campbell of ''[[NME]]'' wrote that Malone's "shift from [[trap music|trap]] beats and [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] delivery to purer [[pop music|pop]] suits [him] well, proving that slowing down can be a creative advantage, especially when you're heading in the right direction",<ref name="NME"/> while ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''{{'}}s Robin Murray described ''Austin'' as "an album that dares to buck trends, and at its best can be genuinely moving".<ref name="Clash"/>
+Neil Z. Yeung of [[AllMusic]] praised the album, stating, "Melodic and heartfelt, ''Austin'' surprises at nearly every turn, whether that's by an unexpected sonic detour or the simple fact that Post Malone has never sounded this fearless".<ref name="AllMusic"/> Erica Campbell of ''[[NME]]'' wrote that Malone's "shift from [[trap music|trap]] beats and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] delivery to purer [[pop music|pop]] suits [him] well, proving that slowing down can be a creative advantage, especially when you're heading in the right direction",<ref name="NME"/> while ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''{{'}}s Robin Murray described ''Austin'' as "an album that dares to buck trends, and at its best can be genuinely moving".<ref name="Clash"/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' critic Chris Willman said, "It sounds like sobering stuff on paper. But on record, a lot of these songs play out as breezily as [[Harry Styles|Styles]]' "[[As It Was]]". It's a record that's in constant conflict with itself, using candor and humor as a self-conscious form of denial, maybe; the easygoing infectiousness of the music always is reassuring us that there's nothing to worry about amid all this conspicuous consumption".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|title=Leaving Hip-Hop Behind, Post Malone Turns His Vices Into the Stuff of Pure Synth-Pop in 'Austin': Album Review|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/post-malone-austin-new-album-review-1235682386/|access-date=July 28, 2023|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=July 28, 2023|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728173613/https://variety.com/2023/music/album-reviews/post-malone-austin-new-album-review-1235682386/|url-status=live}}</ref> Reviewing the album for ''[[American Songwriter]]'', Thomas Galindo stated, "While his 17 new songs don't amount to a flawless masterpiece, they do paint a picture of a Post Malone who not only knows he needs to turn things around, but also intends to at any cost".<ref name="AS"/>
-''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Clayton Purdom wrote that "even if ''Austin'' is Post's guitar record, it's not his [[rock music|rock]] record", and found that "plenty of it works" even if "the immense self-loathing with which the record introduces itself finds no clear resolution by the end, despite many allusions on otherwise-peppy songs".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/post-malone-austin-review-1234793176/|title=Post Malone Tries to Smile (Or Drink) Though His Pain On ''Austin''|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Purdom|first=Clayton|date=July 24, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> Paul Attard of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' commented that "little on the album could be regarded as hip-hop-oriented" as its tracks "are primarily structured around stadium-sized pop hooks", which he found "all follow the same overly simplistic pop structure".<ref name="Slant"/> Writing for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Brad Shoup felt that ''Austin'' "is Post at his strongest: audaciously raiding the entire pop toolkit" and "even after forsaking Los Angeles for Utah, his life remains a movie: loaded with state-of-the-industry pyrotechnics, bristling with guns, and littered with synergistic product tie-ins", which makes the album "in directorial terms, a one-for-me situation: a passion project secured with almost a decade at the summit of [[pop rap|pop-rap]] as collateral".<ref name="Pitchfork"/> ''Riff'' magazine wrote that ''Austin'' was "influenced by ’80s and ’90s [[alternative rock]]," which tended to "slow down the middle of the album."<ref name=Simons/>
+''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Clayton Purdom wrote that "even if ''Austin'' is Post's guitar record, it's not his [[rock music|rock]] record", and found that "plenty of it works" even if "the immense self-loathing with which the record introduces itself finds no clear resolution by the end, despite many allusions on otherwise-peppy songs".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/post-malone-austin-review-1234793176/|title=Post Malone Tries to Smile (Or Drink) Though His Pain On ''Austin''|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|last=Purdom|first=Clayton|date=July 24, 2023|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> Paul Attard of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' commented that "little on the album could be regarded as hip-hop-oriented" as its tracks "are primarily structured around stadium-sized pop hooks", which he found "all follow the same overly simplistic pop structure".<ref name="Slant"/> Writing for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Brad Shoup felt that ''Austin'' "is Post at his strongest: audaciously raiding the entire pop toolkit" and "even after forsaking Los Angeles for Utah, his life remains a movie: loaded with state-of-the-industry pyrotechnics, bristling with guns, and littered with synergistic product tie-ins", which makes the album "in directorial terms, a one-for-me situation: a passion project secured with almost a decade at the summit of [[pop rap]] as collateral".<ref name="Pitchfork"/> ''Riff Magazine'' wrote that ''Austin'' was "influenced by '80s and '90s [[alternative rock]]," which tended to "slow down the middle of the album."<ref name=Simons>{{Cite web|last=Simons|first=Matthew|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Post Malone props up 'Austin' with shining singles, some filler|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/post-malone-austin/|access-date=July 28, 2023|website=Riff Magazine|date=July 28, 2023|archive-date=July 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731172402/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/post-malone-austin/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 * [[Post Malone]] – vocals, guitar (all tracks); drums (tracks 3, 7, 12, 15), tambourine (3), [[Programming (music)|programming]] (4, 6), drum programming (5), piano (8, 15), bass guitar (12)
 * [[Louis Bell]] – programming (all tracks), piano (1–6, 8–11, 14, 15, 17, 18), drum programming (2, 3, 5–10, 12–15, 17, 18), bass programming (2, 4–10, 12–14, 17, 18), keyboards (2–10, 12–14, 17, 18)
-* [[Andrew Watt (musician)|Andrew Watt]] – guitar (1–6, 8–11, 14–17), bass guitar (1, 3, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), drums (2–4, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), keyboards (3), programming (4, 17, 18), piano (10)
+* [[Andrew Watt (record producer)|Andrew Watt]] – guitar (1–6, 8–11, 14–17), bass guitar (1, 3, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), drums (2–4, 6, 8–11, 14, 17, 18), keyboards (3), programming (4, 17, 18), piano (10)
 * [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] – string arrangement (1, 9, 11), conductor (11)
 * Paula Hochhalter – violin (1), cello (9, 11)
 * Josefina Vergara – violin (1)
 * Tammy Hatwan – violin (1)
-* [[Mick Jagger]] – [[maracas]] (3)
+* [[Mick Jagger]] – [[maraca]]s (3)
 * [[Max Martin]] – guitar, piano (7, 12); bass guitar (7), keyboards (12)
 * [[Rami Yacoub]] – bass guitar (7), guitar (13)
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 '''Technical'''
 * [[Mike Bozzi]] – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]
-* [[Mark "Spike" Stent]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
+* [[Spike Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]] – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
 * Marco Sonzini – [[Audio engineer|engineering]] (1–4, 6, 8–11, 14–18)
 * Paul Lamalfa – engineering (1–4, 6, 8–11, 14–18)
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+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Austin''}}
 {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|title=Austin|artist=Post Malone|type=album|award=Silver|id=19926-4413-2|access-date=April 26, 2024}}
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v t e Post Malone
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Stoney (2016) Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) Hollywood's Bleeding (2019) Twelve Carat Toothache (2022) Austin (2023) F-1 Trillion (2024)
Mixtapes	August 26th (2016)
Compilation albums	The Diamond Collection (2023)
Singles	"White Iverson" "Too Young" "Go Flex" "Deja Vu" "Congratulations" "Rockstar" "Candy Paint" "I Fall Apart" "Psycho" "Ball for Me" "Better Now" "Sunflower" "Wow" "Goodbyes" "Circles" "Enemies" "Allergic" "Take What You Want" "Only Wanna Be with You (Pokémon 25 Version)" "Life's a Mess II" "Motley Crew" "One Right Now" "Cooped Up" "I Like You (A Happier Song)" "Chemical" "Mourning" "Overdrive" "Dial Drunk" "Enough Is Enough" "I Had Some Help" "Pour Me a Drink" "Guy for That"
Featured singles	"Fade" "Homemade Dynamite" (remix) "Jackie Chan" "Writing on the Wall" "Forever" "It's a Raid" "Tommy Lee" "Tap In" (remix) "Wolves" "Spicy" "I Did It" "Pickup Man" "Fortnight"
Other songs	"Notice Me" "Paranoid" "Stay" "Die for Me" "Saint-Tropez" "What You Say" "Wrong Ones" "Yours"
Tours	Runaway Tour (2019–2020) Twelve Carat Tour (2022–2023)
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