This new version included a new bonus track, "Yeah - bonus", after what was previously the final track of the tape, "Grand Finale". When Faces came to streaming platforms on October 22, 2021, it came as an 'updated' version. Alongside the announcement, a video for the song "Colors and Shapes", directed by Sam Manson, was released. On September 15, 2021, Miller's estate announced that the mixtape would be available on streaming platforms and vinyl for the first time on October 15, 2021. Many of these samples were removed for the official release. These samples had been credited as the reason that Faces had not been released on streaming services until 2021 despite high demand. Thompson at the beginning of "Funeral", and Bill Murray from the 1979 comedy Meatballs at the beginning of "It Just Doesn't Matter". These include Charles Bukowski on "Wedding", Hunter S.
Thundercat, DrewByrd, Rahki, THC, Big Jerm and 9th Wonder produced one song each on the mixtape.įaces includes various spoken word and movie samples interspliced throughout the album. ID Labs handled production for two songs, while Earl Sweatshirt produced the songs "Polo Jeans" and "New Faces v2" under his own production pseudonym, "randomblackdude". Mac Miller serves as the executive producer under his production pseudonym "Larry Fisherman", serving as the sole producer or co-producer for over half of the songs on the track list. The mixtape features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Mike Jones, Sir Michael Rocks, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul and Dash.įaces was named "Mixtape of the Week" by Stereogum on May 14, 2014, given a 7.3 rating by Pitchfork, and noted by Billboard on May 11, 2014. It continues to build upon and experiment with the psychedelic sounds of Watching Movies with the Sound Off. Its jazziness is not a departure from Miller's previous work, as it echoes the project he released under the alias Larry Lovestein titled You that was also centered around jazz instrumentals.
Miller produced most of Faces himself and moved towards creating more psychedelic and jazzy instrumentals for his increasingly dark lyrical themes. On October 15, 2021, Faces was commercially released on streaming platforms and vinyl. The mixtape is the follow-up to Miller's second studio album Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013), and is considered by many to be his magnum opus for its dark and personal exploration of Miller's struggle with drug addiction and mental illness.
It was independently released for free download on May 11, 2014. Larry Lovestein.Faces is the eleventh mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller.
To celebrate the release of Faces, Mac Miller fans took to social media to pay tribute to the late Larry Fisherman a.k.a. In addition to the release of Faces on streaming services, a video for the song “Colors and Shapes” was uploaded to Miller’s YouTube page. Originally released in 2014, the mixtape features guest spots from the likes of Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Mike Jones, Sir Michael Rocks, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul, and Dash. Those feelings for Miller have arisen in the fanbase once again, as one of his most beloved and underrated mixtapes, Faces, has finally hit official music streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify. It’s been over three years since Mac Miller tragically passed away at the age of 26-years-old, and yet for fans of the late Pittsburgh rapper, it still feels as though it was yesterday. Keep up with all of the latest pop culture news here.The 2014 mixtape is one of Miller’s most beloved works by his fans.Mac Miller’s mixtape Faces is finally available on Apple Music and Spotify.