
The film-length collection of drug-infused, angry, and lyrically compelling songs are some of the most moving in his career. The change in subject matter and soundscape of the mixtape had been foreshadowed in his 2013 album Watching Movies With The Sound Off, a project that served as a polar opposite to his previous ‘Frat-Rap’ style of music and instead was a record filled with tender songs about broken relationships and addiction that helped Mac redefine himself as a serious artist.įaces, then, is like its coked-up, cranky counterpart.


What marked a drastic change in the late Mac Miller’s career and creative direction was the release of his 2014 mixtape Faces (re-released in October 2021 on streaming services), which was released for free (before the omnipresence of streaming services) on Mother’s Day.
