Mac Miller passed away over six years ago and his estate has handled his posthumous music releases with grace and patience. They recently announced the release date for his forthcoming album Balloonerism.
The LP will come out on Jan. 17, 2025, five years to the day that his first posthumous album Circles came out. That date is also two days before what would have been his 33rd birthday. His family shared a statement explaining the background and importance of Balloonerism. “Many of Malcolm’s fans are aware of Balloonerism, a full length album that Malcolm created around the time of the release of Faces in 2014,” they wrote.
“It is a project that was of great importance to Malcolm – to the extent that he commissioned artwork for it and discussions concerning when it should be released were had regularly, thought ultimately GO:OD AM and subsequent albums ended up taking precedence.” They want fans to hear the album because they “believe the project showcases both the breadth of his musical talents and fearlessness as an artist.” Check out the full statement below.
This will be Mac Miller’s first proper LP release since 2020’s Circles, but several projects have been released over the years. Earlier this year, his estate released “The Quest” as a single; this was less than a year after they dropped the 10th-anniversary edition of Watching Movies With The Sounds Off.
In 2022, his estate released I Love Life, Thank You which was made up of 10 tracks featuring Bun B, Sir Michael Rocks, Talib Kweli, and The Come Up. One year prior, his 2014 mixtape Faces was added to streaming platforms. Rick Ross, Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, and Mike Jones all appeared on the project.
Mac Miller passed away in September 2018 due to an accidental drug overdose; this occurred just one month after he released his Grammy-nominated album Swimming. The coroner discovered he had fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol in his system upon his death. Listen to Swimming below.
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