Balloonerism

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. Balloonerism was released by Warner Records on January 17, 2025. == 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 == Commercial performance ==

In the United States, Balloonerism debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, behind Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos and SZA's SOS, earning 81,000 album-equivalent units (including 41,000 copies in traditional album sales) during its first week. This became Miller's eighth US top-ten album. The album marked the highest debut of the week and was the best-selling album of the week, with 41,000 units sold, with 32,000 on vinyl marking Miller's his best sales week ever on vinyl and Balloonerism bows at number-one across multiple Billboard album charts, including Top Album Sales, Top Rap Albums, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales. == Track listing ==

Notes • indicates an additional producer • "Friendly Hallucinations" contains excerpts and samples of "Just Rhymin' with Biz" written by Antonio M. Hardy and Marlon Williams. • "Stoned" contains a sample of "Buffalo Gals" written by Malcolm McLaren, Anne Dudley, and Trevor Horn. == Personnel ==

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. • Malcolm McCormick – lead vocals (all tracks), percussion (track 1), drums (track 6, 9, 11), recording (tracks 11, 13) • Thundercat – bass (tracks 2, 4–6, 9, 11, 13, 14), additional vocals (track 2) • Taylor Graves – keyboards (tracks 3, 5, 6, 9, 11), drums (track 5), background vocals (track 8) • Jameel Bruner – keyboards (track 4) • Ronald Bruner – drums (track 4) • SZA – additional vocals (tracks 2, 5) • Ashley All Day – additional vocals (track 6) • Dylan Reynolds – additional vocals (tracks 12, 13), guitar (track 13) • Josh Berg – recording, photography • E. Dan – mixing • Mike Bozzi – mastering • Alim Smith – cover • Rex Arrow – photography • Bráulio Amado – design, packaging == Charts ==

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