To further showcase Mr. Malone’s talent, let’s take a short trip back to August 2023 with NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Post Malone more than left his mark during the four-song set. The Tiny Desk Concert isn’t just about the music; it’s the perfect venue for artists to open up personality-wise. Malone has always come across as appreciative and humble. You can tell he’s somewhat uncomfortable as he performs unplugged acoustic versions of his top hits, notably without the use of auto-tune (as Post constantly jokes).

I bring up the Tiny Desk Concert because, as a roots music fan, I was absolutely blown away by this performance. It’s personally one of my favorite Tiny Desk Concerts I have ever seen. Malone presents himself as a storyteller in this setting, basically just a guy and his guitar. Granted, he has a phenomenally talented band doing some heavy lifting.

I don’t know who helped arrange these songs in their stripped-down version, but it’s nothing short of brilliance. The vocal harmonies, cellos, grand pianos, and violins create an emotional ambiance with Posty at the center. Sonically, lyrics aside, the tones are arranged almost in an Avett Brothers-like fashion. This concert is Post Malone like you’ve never seen. For this reason alone, if Malone decides to deliver us a country album, I’ll be first in line.

Well, as of now, no. Post Malone has toyed with the idea publicly for many years, but as of now, he has no plans in the near future. Malone has been quoted in several interviews, and I’m paraphrasing, “If it feels like the time, and I’m having fun, then I’ll do it.” Malone is a busy man; he and his fiancée recently welcomed a new daughter in May 2022.

From an interview with Howard Stern, Malone is quoted as saying, “I split my time between a lot of different things because I am happily obligated to do concerts and show love to my fans … and then I’m happily obligated to write music and make beats by myself, and I’m happily obligated to, you know, take care of my family. So, it’s a lot of time, and it’s about finding that space to allot that time. If I get another year to myself, maybe I’ll make a fucking country album.”

In my opinion, Malone already surpasses the majority of Top 40 country artists in authenticity alone. The fact that he can play guitar and actually writes his own lyrics already puts him in the top 3/4 of the herd. So although we don’t have anything confirmed in the works yet, I remain hopeful for the day “White Iverson” hits us with some country music gold.

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