During an interview with KROQ DJ Stryker at the 2017 Almost Acoustic Christmas show, the band’s frontman, Matt Bellamy, revealed that Muse is currently putting the finishing touches on a brand new tune.

“We’re mixing a new track right now,” Bellamy shared. “It’s called ‘Fourth Contagion,’ and it’s gonna come out in the new year. We’re going to give it to you like in January or something or February. It’s a great

The band are also in the early stages of recording a follow-up to 2015's Drones album, which topped the charts in Australia, Britain, and the US. They're recording demos, trying to roughly finish ideas before settling on a direction and hiring a producer. The studio phase they're in, according to Howard, is "early enthusiasm", when the possibilities outweigh any potential problem.