Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller 2018 album "Swimming" & final Jon Brion-helmed album "Circles" Jan 2020

1. Come Back to Earth
2. Hurt Feelings
3. What’s the Use?
4. Perfecto
5. Self Care
6. Wings
7. Ladders
8. Small Worlds
9. Conversation pt.1
10. Dunno
11. Jet Fuel
12. 2009
13. So It Goes

I didn't see any threads for this guy, and I like his rap/singing style. I think he's made some pretty good albums AND he's from my hometown! This new one is especially good and has some nice spacey musical touches.

Nice 4-star review from the UK Guardian:

Mac Miller: Swimming review – maturing rapper in search for self-acceptance

 

I dig the video and song. Plus I like Thundercat, so I'll check out more of this album.

 

Reviews are mostly positive:

Mac Miller 'Swimming' Album Review: Honest and Immaculately Arranged - DJBooth

Mac Miller: Swimming Album Review | Pitchfork

'Swimming': Mac Miller gives gold-medal performance

Album reviews: Miles Kane, James, Amanda Shires, Mac Miller, Helena Hauff

 

Yeah I came here to reply that I'm excited about anything thundercat is involved with as I think he is one of the great talents currently making music.

 

They are apparently going out on tour together in the fall!

Mac Miller, Thundercat Unite for Fall Tour – Rolling Stone

 

Another new tune:

 

A posthumous album from Mac is due next week:

Posthumous albums are usually cash-in souvenirs, but Mac Miller's could be a rarity: a classic

 

Here's a new song from the forthcoming album, and it sounds real good!

 

Incidentally it looks like the digital release will be next Friday (01/17/2020), with the CD to follow March 6, and the vinyl on April 17. According to the official store, the vinyl will include 2 bonus tracks:

CIRCLES DELUXE VINYL

Here's the tracklisting for the upcoming digital release as listed on Amazon:

1 Circles
2 Complicated
3 Blue World [Explicit]
4 Good News
5 I Can See
6 Everybody
7 Woods
8 Hand Me Downs
9 That's On Me
10 Hands [Explicit]
11 Surf
12 Once A Day

 

Listening to the new album now on Spotify...

Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’: Album Review

 

I really liked ‘Swimming’, looking forward to hearing this.

 

New song and video with studio footage that makes me incredibly sad...

 

A short and touching interview with Jon Brion in the New York Times:

Mac Miller and Jon Brion Had a Vision. It Almost Came True.

 

Here's a nice review of the new album. I'm not familiar with Arthur Lee, so I didn't realize "Everybody" was a cover..

Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’ highlights rapper’s road to recovery

 

Finally, the vinyl version of "Circles" was released last week. I just love this final album of Mac's... the finished work is really quite a lovely tribute to his talent.

 

A four-LP box entitled "Swimming in Circles" has just been announced:

Includes:

(2) 12” limited edition dark blue Swimming LPs

(2) 12” limited edition light blue Circles LPs

Die-cut outer case

12" x 12" booklet of archival images from the making of Swimming and Circles

24” x 36” poster

6-panel lyric scroll

Please note: this is a pre-order item expected to ship December 18, 2020.