Faces (mixtape)

Faces
Faces
Mixtape by Mac Miller
Released	May 11, 2014
Recorded	2013–2014
Studio	The Sanctuary (Studio City, California); The Batcave (Bright Lady Studios, Raleigh, North Carolina); Melbourne, New South Wales; San Francisco, California;
Genre	Experimental hip hop; neo-psychedelia; cloud rap; jazz rap;
Length	85:38
Label	REMember; Warner;
Producer	Larry Fisherman; 9th Wonder; Axel Folie; Big Jerm; DJ Dahi; DrewByrd; Frank Dukes; ID Labs; JoeeBilli; Josh Berg; Rahki; Earl Sweatshirt; Ritz Reynolds; ShodBeats; Thundercat;
Mac Miller chronology
Reissue cover
Singles from Faces
	"Diablo"; Released: September 3, 2014; "Colors and Shapes"; Released: September 15, 2021;

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 and mental illness.^[2]^[3] On October 15, 2021, Faces was commercially released on streaming platforms and vinyl.

Miller produced most of Faces himself and moved towards creating more psychedelic and jazzy instrumentals for his increasingly dark lyrical themes. 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. 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 and Dash.

Faces 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]

^ "Diablo - Single by MAC MILLER on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^ EOrtiz (June 19, 2013). "Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^ Fairfax, Jesse (May 15, 2014). "Mac Miller - Faces (Mixtape)". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
^ Breihan, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Mixtape Of The Week: Mac Miller Faces". Stereogum, a member of Spin Music, a division of SpinMedia. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ Jenkins, Craig (May 22, 2014). "Mac Miller Faces". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ Stutz, Colin (May 11, 2014). "Mac Miller on New Mixtape 'Faces': 'Don't Tell My Mama I Got a Drug Problem'". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

[1] "Diablo - Single by MAC MILLER on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

[2] EOrtiz (June 19, 2013). "Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

[3] Fairfax, Jesse (May 15, 2014). "Mac Miller - Faces (Mixtape)". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

[4] Breihan, Tom (May 14, 2014). "Mixtape Of The Week: Mac Miller Faces". Stereogum, a member of Spin Music, a division of SpinMedia. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

[5] Jenkins, Craig (May 22, 2014). "Mac Miller Faces". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

[6] Stutz, Colin (May 11, 2014). "Mac Miller on New Mixtape 'Faces': 'Don't Tell My Mama I Got a Drug Problem'". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2014.

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