In the abstract, it’s meant to be a video about childhood-growing up as an artist and the highs and lows of that experience. “To build it out I asked Malcolm’s family to send me bits and pieces from his childhood, scenes from the town where he grew up, objects, toys from his room-little pieces of his life that I extrapolated outwards and used to inspire the story. This atmospheric nighttime place that was sometimes dangerous, sometimes comforting, then I saw a picture of Ralph and a story emerged,” Mason says. “The track felt very visual to me-like it had its own world. Featuring a dog traversing various realms, the animated video includes elements from Mac Miller’s childhood. The project comprises 23 songs-most produced by the Pittsburgh-born artist himself-and from which “Colors and Shapes” has been given a new visual treatment by Sam Mason. Mac Miller’s 11th and final mixtape, Faces (2014), has begun streaming online and will also be available on vinyl.
