Mac Miller's 'Balloonerism', recorded in 2014 but released here in 2025, captures a pivotal moment in his career. This episode explores how this "lost" album and in-particular today's One of One 'Funny Papers', bridges the gap between his early experimental work and later masterpieces, demonstrating early signs of the artist he would become. Unpacking how this time capsule has been carefully preserved to give us one final gift from an artist who is a true One of One.

Stream today's One of One 'Funny Papers' here:https://open.spotify.com/track/4pu58kqegTnOxPNJpY3kr9?si=fce1a902312f4e3f.

For the best listening experience, follow the One of One playlist, where you can listen to the songs back to back with the full episodes: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0BPEIBxS6boxN1O1WKqWfj?si=6ae5b25a4d1d4d21⁠.

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thanks for listening!

three more things:

1. alongside releasing 'Balloonerism' Mac Miller's estate released a short film to accompany onAmazon Prime.
2. if you want to dive deeper into Mac's work from this era, the mixtape 'Faces' (recorded around the same time) was released to streaming platforms in 2021
3. the grammys was last weekend! i thought the whole show was one of the very best - mostly because of the focus & talent of the new artists. doechii, chapelle roan and sabrina carpenter were my faves, well worth checking them out on the grammys website:https://www.grammy.com/.

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