Mac Miller’s posthumous new album ‘Balloonerism’ to be accompanied by short film

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Mac Miller‘s upcoming new album ‘Balloonerism’ will be accompanied by a short film. Find all the details below.The late rapper’s second posthumous record is due for release this Friday (January 17), following on from 2020’s ‘Circles’.

It’ll feature SZA on the song ‘DJ’s Chord Organ’ – see the full tracklist here.There’ll also be a rare appearance from Miller’s alter-ego Delusional Thomas on ‘Transformations’.

The imminent LP has already been previewed by the single ‘5 Dollar Pony Rides’.Now, it has been revealed that an animated short film – also titled Balloonerism – will be screened in the US for “one night only” tomorrow (Wednesday January 15) ahead of international showings on Thursday (16).Fans will be able to watch the Samuel Jerome Mason-directed film at cinemas in London, Dublin, Paris, New York, and Miller’s native Pittsburgh.

Other screenings are scheduled for Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney and Toronto.A post shared by The Mac Miller Memoir (@macmillermemoir)According to an official synopsis, Balloonerism “follows a group of school friends who are transfigured by the music of a chord organ and launched into a shadow world”.