On September 1, 2012, Miller released another free song called "PlaneCarBoat" which features West Coast rapper Schoolboy Q and was produced by himself. The majority were recorded in his home studio at his house in Los Angeles, California. Miller estimated that he recorded over 400 songs during the process of making the album.
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Mac Miller was the album's primary record producer, under his pseudonym Larry Fisherman. Complex ranked the cover at number 21 on their list of best album covers of 2013. The cover art was designed by Miller McCormick. The minimalistic cover has an apple sitting on the table, a flower-bearing ornament, and a golden cherub hanging from the ceiling. The cover art features Miller sitting nude at a table, his convenient placement of the "Parental Advisory" avoiding any indecent exposure. The album's cover artwork was released via Miller's website on May 8, 2013. When speaking of the album Miller said that it is "very introspective and very personal so it's kind of throwing it all out there and seeing what happens". The album title is derived from Miller's habit of making music in the studio while watching films on mute. On October 14, 2012, Miller announced that his second album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, would be released in early 2013. It also fared well commercially debuting at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 102,000 copies in its first week of sale. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, which praised his new psychedelic hip hop influence and improved lyricism. Watching Movies with the Sound Off was supported by three singles, " S.D.S.", " Watching Movies", and " Goosebumpz", which peaked at number 41, 33, and 43 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, respectively. Hill, Chuck Inglish, and Pharrell Williams. Production was handled primarily by Miller himself (under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman) among others such as Diplo, Tyler, the Creator, Flying Lotus, The Alchemist, Clams Casino, Earl Sweatshirt, J. It features guest appearances from Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul, Action Bronson, Schoolboy Q, and Tyler, the Creator, among others. Miller described the album as very introspective and very personal. The album continued his changes in musical sound that began with the mixtape Macadelic. It was released June 18, 2013, by Rostrum Records. Watching Movies with the Sound Off is the second studio album by American rapper Mac Miller.