Balloonerism Review
Why Mac Miller’s lost album is Hip-Hop’s greatest posthumous release yet By Dylan Barbee Courtesy of @Spotify Release Date: Jan. 17, 2025 Following Mac Miller’s breakthrough record Watching Movies With The Sound Off, the Pittsburgh native recorded a series of dark experimental albums between 2013 and 2014. The critically acclaimed Faces was released on May 11th, 2014 on Soundcloud and finally on streaming services in 2021. However, Balloonerism never saw the light of day as it was locked away in Miller’s vault of unreleased music. This was until Mac Miller’s estate announced at the Camp Flog Gnaw music festival that Balloonerism would be released at the beginning of the year as the late rapper’s second posthumous album. Balloonerism’s 15 songs span just over an hour-long listen. The once-lost album gives a chilling glimpse into Miller’s experimentation with both his music and drug use serving as a harrowing listen considering the circumstances of his death in 2018. Neverth...