One of Mac Miller’s fan-favorite projects will finally get an official release.
A trailer for Mac’s unreleased Balloonerism album was screened on Saturday at Camp Flog Gnaw before Tyler, the Creator took the stage for his headlining set. The nearly three minute animated trailer ends with the word “Soon” and the album’s artwork.
Miller’s best friend and former tour manager briefly mentioned the album in the 2021 book, The Book of Mac: Remembering Mac Millersaying how Ballonerism was likely conceptualized before his 2014 Faces mixtape.
“Mac and Josh [Berg] were cooped up in the bottom studio [at Mac’s house in LA]. They were cooking up very zany, otherworldly, weird creations,” Quentin recalled, per Passion of the Weiss.
“At the time, they really stood out, and people loved it. There’s that album, Balloonerismthat was probably made before Faces,” he added. “A lot of it was supposed to be Facesand then Balloonerism’s its own thing. There’s so many albums during that time that were in the thought process.”
A user on Reddit, who meticulously put together a detailed timeline of Balloonerism’s leaks and discoveries, shared that the first tracks from the album’s sessions made their way online in 2020, including “Do You Have a Destination,” “Uber,” and “He Finally Sleeps.” One notable track, presumably titled “The Song That Changes Everything,” is believed to feature SZA, but her involvement is yet to be confirmed.
The user also points to the commissioned album artwork made by Alim Smith alongside the discovery that Miller’s brother registered the domain name Balloonerism.com in 2014.
Further information on the LP, such as an official track list, features, and a release date have not been announced.
Balloonerism will mark Miller’s second posthumous album release following his untimely death in 2018 at age 26.
