For the second time in the seven years since his death, Mac Miller fans have the chance to listen to a new album. The US rapper was 26 when he died from an accidental overdose in 2018. Friends say he was lost in his prime and fans' hunger for new music has remained.

“Balloonerism” was shelved around 2014 in favor of the album “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” and the mixtape “Faces.” To my ear, it's closer to “Faces” but rawer and less intense. Even so, just having Miller back in our ears is a reason to celebrate.

Balloonerism arrives alongside a companion film by Samuel Jerome Mason, who directed Miller’s 2021 music video for “Colors and Shapes.” The animated film screened in a select bunch of cities tonight just ahead of the album drop, and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime as well.