Circles - Mac Miller 2LP
Circles is the sixth and final studio album by Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Mac had worked on Swimming and had been working together on Circles at the time of his passing. While sonically distinctly different from its predecessor, Circles features many of the hallmarks for which Swimming was critically acclaimed upon its release - Miller further realizing his singing voice in addition to rapping, live instrumentation, and earnest, confessional lyrical content. Listeners will hear shades of some of the album's influences in its songs, from the T-Rex guitar tone of Surf to the Plastic Ono Band-era John Lennon feel of its production and the inspired cover of Arthur Lee's 1972 single Everybody's Gotta Live. It's a momentous final entry into the discography of an artist who remains at the centre of reimagining the limits of rap.
Circles is the sixth and final studio album by Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Mac had worked on Swimming and had been working together on Circles at the time of his passing. While sonically distinctly different from its predecessor, Circles features many of the hallmarks for which Swimming was critically acclaimed upon its release - Miller further realizing his singing voice in addition to rapping, live instrumentation, and earnest, confessional lyrical content. Listeners will hear shades of some of the album's influences in its songs, from the T-Rex guitar tone of Surf to the Plastic Ono Band-era John Lennon feel of its production and the inspired cover of Arthur Lee's 1972 single Everybody's Gotta Live. It's a momentous final entry into the discography of an artist who remains at the centre of reimagining the limits of rap.
Circles is the sixth and final studio album by Mac Miller. Conceived as a sister album to 2018's full-length Swimming, the album was completed with the assistance of Jon Brion, with whom Mac had worked on Swimming and had been working together on Circles at the time of his passing. While sonically distinctly different from its predecessor, Circles features many of the hallmarks for which Swimming was critically acclaimed upon its release - Miller further realizing his singing voice in addition to rapping, live instrumentation, and earnest, confessional lyrical content. Listeners will hear shades of some of the album's influences in its songs, from the T-Rex guitar tone of Surf to the Plastic Ono Band-era John Lennon feel of its production and the inspired cover of Arthur Lee's 1972 single Everybody's Gotta Live. It's a momentous final entry into the discography of an artist who remains at the centre of reimagining the limits of rap.
