Balloonerism


Balloonerism is the seventh studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, and his second posthumous album since his death in 2018. Miller recorded the album in 2014, around the time his mixtape Faces was released. The album was released on January 17, 2025, under license to Warner Records, exactly five years from the release of his first posthumous album Circles, and features guest appearances by SZA and his alter ego named Delusional Thomas.

Background

Balloonerism was teased on November 16, 2024, at Camp Flog Gnaw with an animated trailer. Days later, on November 21, Miller's estate formally announced the album on social media. They released a statement that the album had great importance to Miller, and that he had commissioned artwork for the album and regularly had discussions concerning its release prior to his death. Familiarity of the project within his fanbase, due to unofficial versions circulating online for years, contributed to the decision to release the project in an official manner.
The album was recorded in 2014, around the time Miller released his mixtape Faces. The cover art features a painting of Miller by artist Alim Smith. Balloonerism was released by Warner Records on January 17, 2025. A short computer-animated film based on the album and directed by Samuel Jerome Mason was also released the same day on Amazon Prime Video.

Critical reception

Balloonerism was met with positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77 based on ten reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Year-end lists

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts