Later this month, the late Mac Miller’s estate is expected to release his much anticipated posthumous album, titled Balloonerism. While it leaked online a while ago, this is its first official release, backed by the hitmaker’s family. The project is slated for release on January 17, and earlier this week, fans an official tracklist was finally unveiled. It boasts 14 tracks, and features guest appearances from both SZA and his own alter ego Delusional Thomas.
Today, the estate delivered the project’s lead single “5 Dollar Pony Rides.” The mellow track is a callback to the sounds Mac was experimenting with on his projects of the same time frame, Watching Movies With The Sound Off and Faces.
The release of Balloonerism was first announced at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November of 2024. A cinematic teaser played in between Sampha and The Alchemist’s sets, accompanied by “5 Dollar Pony Rides.” It ended with a simple message, “Soon,” as the project’s cover art appeared onscreen.