Final Goodbye? Austin Mahone Releases 19-Song Mixtape "This Is Not The Album”: Stream
Austin Mahone didn't want to end the year without releasing a ‘set’, and in view he doesn’t have the support of his record label, he had to get imaginative to not disappoint fans, who have been super patiently waiting for his debut full-length album (may I remind you Austin’s career officially began in 2012). So what did he come up with? Well, releasing a mixtape that is ironically titled “This Is Not The Album” online today, December 17th. This mixtape is available for free streaming on SoundCloud and free download via WeTransfer. The set carries 19 tracks, from which the majority are those one-off ‘singles’ Austin released throughout this year. The rest are entirely new recordings.
As the title of the mixtape intelligently describes, this is not Austin’s oft-delayed debut album. When will his record label of Republic Records green light his proper studio debut? No one knows. And I mean this literally. So sad…
Austin’s debut album’s release has been delayed for years, two to be exact. “The Secret” EP, featuring the semi-pop hit “MMM Yeah”, was supposed to be his debut album, but for some reason Republic reduced it to an EP. Simply no one will want to speak about Austin’s debut album. It’s like a taboo nobody wants to mention.
#ThisIsNotTheAlbumOutNOW https://t.co/UFCGd8v9Ke
— Austin Mahone (@AustinMahone) December 17, 2015
If the Republic executives have some many doubts regarding the viability of Austin Mahone’s career, then why not just fire him and end this torture? I can only think that the reason they’re not proceeding with this is that they’re hopeful that soon a producer or a songwriter is going to give them the perfect song for Austin to turn into a worldwide hit and finally turn him into a profit for the label. But when is this going to happen? WHEN!? WHEEEEEEEN!?