The long list of featured guests on the sprawling project-including ScHoolboy Q, Sir Michael Rocks, Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt, Rick Ross, Mike Jones, and Vince Staples-reflects that freeform creative atmosphere. His friends and fellow artists were invited to come through and create at all hours with no particular agenda. Mac Miller, who at the time was coming off a year of touring with no more shows on the schedule, set up shop at a red-lit home studio, dubbed “the Sanctuary,” where he adopted an open-door policy. Related: Mac Miller Estate Shares Surreal Animated Video For 2014 Thundercat Collab, “Colors And Shapes” Originally issued for free on Mother’s Day 2014, it is now considered by many fans to be among Miller’s finest works due in large part to its psychedelic-jazz leanings and its darker lyrical themes dealing with addiction, death, and psychosis. The release comes along with a Sam Balaban-directed mini-documentary about the creation of the project, Making Faces (A Short Film), featuring recordings of Miller and others who worked on the original project.įaces was created and released without the backing of any sort of label or marketing. The estate of the late Mac Miller has released released his beloved 2014 mixtape, Faces, as an official album on major streaming services.
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