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Released | May 11, 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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Length | 85:38 | |||
Label | REMember | |||
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Faces is the eleventh mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was independently released for free download on May 11, 2014. 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.[2][3]
Miller produced most of Faces himself, and moved towards creating more psychedelic and jazzy instrumentals for his increasingly dark lyrical themes. Yet, its jazziness is not a departure from Miller's previous work, acknowledging the project he released under the alias, Larry Lovestein titled You that was centered around jazz instrumentals. It continues to build upon and experiment with the psychedelic sounds of Watching Movies with the Sound Off. The mixtape features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Mike Jones, Sir Michael Rocks, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul, Dash, and Miller's pet dog King Ralph of Malibu.
It was named 'Mixtape of the Week' by Stereogum on May 14, 2014,[4] given a 7.3 rating by Pitchfork,[5] and noted by Billboard on May 11, 2014.[6]
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Mac Miller serves as the executive producer under his production pseudonym 'Larry Fisherman', serving as the sole producer for over half of the songs on the track list. ID Labs handled production for two songs, while Earl Sweatshirt produced the songs 'Polo Jeans' & 'New Faces' under his own production pseudonym, 'randomblackdude'. Thundercat, DrewByrd, Rahki, THC, Big Jerm & 9th Wonder produced one song each on the mixtape.
Faces includes various spoken word and movie samples interspliced throughout the album. These notably include Charles Bukowski on 'Wedding', Hunter S. Thompson at the beginning of 'Funeral', and Bill Murray from the 1979 comedy Meatballs at the beginning of 'It Just Doesn't Matter'.
Schoolboy Q is featured on the third track 'Friends', but does not have a verse. Instead he provides ad libs and the 'Miller Mac' chorus, similar to his work on 'Pneumonia' off of Danny Brown's 2016 album Atrocity Exhibition.
Ab-Soul is listed as a feature on 'Polo Jeans', but only his trademark 'Soul!' ad lib is present at the end of the track. He originally had a full verse that ended the song, but requested Miller remove it before the album was officially released. The original version with his verse still remains unreleased.
14 Mac Miller - Ave Maria 15 Mac Miller - 55 (Feat. Thundercat) 16 Mac Miller - San Francisco 17 Mac Miller - Colors And Shapes 18 Mac Miller - Insomniak (Feat. Rick Ross) 19 Mac Miller - Uber (Feat. Mike Jones) 20 Mac Miller - Rain (Feat. Vince Staples) 21 Mac Miller - Apparition 22 Mac Miller - Thumbalina From The Block 23 Mac Miller - New. Hey mac, im back again. 2020-12-19T19:19:24Z Comment by ThomasSchroeder. Greatest to ever do it, just copped faces on vinyl. 2020-12-18T18:31:08Z Comment by Ricardo Flores. You were the best for my brother, how bad you are no longer. Users who like FACES; Users who reposted FACES; Playlists containing FACES; More tracks. Mac Miller latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. Mac Miller - Faces.
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Source | Rating |
HipHopDX | [7] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.3/10[8] |
PopMatters | 7/10[9] |
Faces was met with positive reviews upon release, and noted for its themes and exploration of psychosis, addiction, and mortality. Many regard it as perhaps Mac Miller's greatest work, and laud Miller's unique, jazzy production as some of his best.
Faces has gained significant cult status amongst rap fans as one of the best mixtapes ever released, particularly during the internet mixtape boom of the early 2010s. It was released at the end of a particularly prolific period for Miller and many of his close friends and collaborators in the rap underground, including Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, ScHoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul, all of whom are featured on Faces. Between 2013-2014, the five of them collaborated on a variety of projects including Vince's Stolen Youth (2013), Earl's Doris (2013), Miller's Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013), and Ab-Soul's These Days (2014).
Faces was rated the eighteenth best rap album of 2014 by Rolling Stone.[10]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Inside Outside' | Thundercat | 1:55 | |
2. | 'Here We Go' |
| DrewByrd | 2:48 |
3. | 'Friends' (featuring Schoolboy Q) | 6:38 | ||
4. | 'Angel Dust' (featuring King Ralph of Malibu) | 3:43 | ||
5. | 'Malibu' | 3:31 | ||
6. | 'What Do You Do' (featuring Sir Michael Rocks) |
| 3:50 | |
7. | 'It Just Doesn’t Matter' | ID Labs | 3:37 | |
8. | 'Therapy' |
| ID Labs | 4:10 |
9. | 'Polo Jeans' (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Ab-Soul) | randomblackdude | 3:42 | |
10. | 'Happy Birthday' |
| Rahki | 2:53 |
11. | 'Wedding' | THC | 4:10 | |
12. | 'Funeral' | 3:44 | ||
13. | 'Diablo' | 3:18 | ||
14. | 'Ave Maria' | 2:56 | ||
15. | '55' (featuring Thundercat) |
| 0:53 | |
16. | 'San Francisco' | 2:44 | ||
17. | 'Colors and Shapes' | 5:31 | ||
18. | 'Insomniak' (featuring Rick Ross) |
| Big Jerm | 4:06 |
19. | 'Uber' (featuring Mike Jones) | 4:31 | ||
20. | 'Rain' (featuring Vince Staples) |
| 9th Wonder | 2:34 |
21. | 'Apparition' | 3:28 | ||
22. | 'Thumbalina' | 3:06 | ||
23. | 'New Faces v2' (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Dash) | randomblackdude | 5:31 | |
24. | 'Grand Finale' | 3:36 | ||
Total length: | 85:38 |
Because mothers love Mac Miller, our favorite ever-evolving M.C. Lg portable super multi drive software. put out a new mixtape called Faces on Mother’s Day yesterday, his first since sidetracking with his Delusional Thomas project. Faces features a king’s feast of notable guest appearances, including Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Rick Ross, Thundercat, Ab-Soul, Vince Staples, Sir Michael Rocks, and even A Tribe Called Quest‘s own Ali Shaheed Muhammad. There are also two tracks produced by Mac’s BFF Earl Sweatshirt, under his alias ‘randomblackdude’. Peep the tracklist below and download the tape over at Mac Miller’s website. It requires you to make a digital sandwich, so hope you’re not too full from lunch.
While you’re at it, check out one of the randomblackdude-produced tracks, “New Faces”
Faces:
01 Inside Outside [prod. Thundercat]02 Here We Go [prod. DrewByrd]03 Friends [ft. Schoolboy Q] [prod. Mac Miller]04 Angel Dust [ft. King Ralph of Malibu] [prod. Mac Miller]05 Malibu [prod. Mac Miller]06 What Do You Do [ft. Sir Michael Rocks and Ali Shaheed Muhammad] [prod. Mac Miller]07 It Just Doesn’t Matter [prod. ID Labs]08 Therapy [prod. ID Labs]09 Polo Jeans [ft. Earl Sweatshirt and Ab-Soul] [prod. randomblackdude]10 Happy Birthday [prod. Rahki]11 Wedding [prod. THC]12 Funeral [prod. Mac Miller]13 Diablo [prod. Mac Miller]14 Ave Maria [prod. Mac Miller]15 55 [ft. Thundercat] [prod. Mac Miller]16 San Francisco [prod. Mac Miller]17 Colors and Shapes [prod. Mac Miller]18 Insomniak [ft. Rick Ross] [prod. ID Labs]19 Uber [ft. Mike Jones] [prod. Mac Miller]20 Rain [ft. Vince Staples] [prod. 9th Wonder]21 Apparition
22 Thumbalina From the Block [prod. Mac Miller]23 New Faces [ft. Earl Sweatshirt and Da$h] [prod. randomblackdude]24 Grand Finale [prod. Mac Miller] Like
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