Long Lost Mac Miller Album 'Balloonerism' To Be Posthumously Released In 2025

The estate of late rapper Mac Miller has confirmed that his long-lost album, Balloonerism, will be officially released in January 2025 via Warner Records.

Pitchfork reports that the American artist—real name Malcolm James McCormick—worked on the album between 2013 and 2015, a period during which he dropped Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Delusional Thomas, Faces, and GO:OD AM.

Balloonerism will be released on Friday, 17 January, via Warner Records. Fans can pre-order the release via the Balloonerism website.

The statement from Miller’s estate reads:

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.

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, though ultimately GO:OD AM and subsequent albums ended up taking precedence.

We believe the project showcases both the breadth of his musical talents and fearlessness as an artist. Given that unofficial versions of the album have circulated online for years and that releasing Balloonerism was something that Malcolm frequently expressed being important to him, we felt it most appropriate to present an official version of the project to the world.

With that in mind, we’re happy to announce that Balloonerism will be released on January 17th, 2025.

You can check out the trailer for Balloonerism below.

Mac Miller passed away in September 2018 at the age of 26. He died a month after releasing the album Swimming, which went on to be nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

The first Mac Miller album to be posthumously released, Circles, dropped in January 2020. The Music’s Jessica Dale remarked that the album was “both a beautiful and devastating reminder of Miller's immense talent.”

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