“Good news, good news,” indeed.
Last 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 came as a two-minute trailer, featuring characters from the upcoming film inspired by the album on a vivid, animated 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 official release of the album solidifies the alleged “lost project” into a piece of Miller’s posthumous discography and legacy. Buffing up the tracklist, the feature also showcases collaborative work from SZA, Dylan Reynolds, and more.
As of today (January 17), the long-anticipated posthumous album is finally out – revealing a total of fourteen new tracks. This exciting feature also contains the work of Mac Miller under his mixtape alias, Delusional Thomas.
The tracklist is as follows:
- Tambourine Dream
- DJ’s Chord Organ (feat. SZA)
- Do You Have A Destination?
- 5 Dollar Pony Rides
- Friendly Hallucinations
- Mrs. Deborah Downer
- Stoned
- Shangri-La
- Funny Papers
- Excelsior
- Transformations (Ft. Delusional Thomas)
- Manakins
- Rick’s Piano
- Tomorrow Will Never Know
Alongside the album, Mac Miller’s official YouTube channel published a series of visualizers for each track. Using archival footage of his performances and candid moments, these videos create a scrapbook-like tribute, enhancing the album’s nostalgic and heartfelt vibe.
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.
Listen to Balloonerism here: