“Good news, good news,” indeed.
Last night (November 18) at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Music Festival, it was announced that Mac Miller’s much-anticipated experimental body of work, Balloonerism, was set to be officially released soon. The announcement took form in a two-minute long trailer where animated vignettes of characters alleged to be featured on the album’s cover come to life, taking on a lucid and mystical journey.
Mac Miller previously worked on this project between 2013 and 2014, between the releases of his albums MACADELIC and Faces. Following the artist’s death, fans pieced the album together from previews and other leaked material into Soundcloud. The upcoming official release of the album solidifies the alleged “lost project” into a piece of Miller’s posthumous discography and legacy. It has also been hinted that the feature will showcase collaborative work from SZA, Dylan Reynolds, and more.
This follows a series of the late hip-hop icon’s posthumous releases following his unfortunate passing in September 2018. While posthumous work can be a divisive topic amongst music enjoyers, the Miller estate has been fleshing out the late artist’s drafts into full bodies of work and earning praise, as can be observed by the esteemed 2020 album, Circles.
In anticipation for Balloonerism, listen to Circles here: