Licking his wounds after a rough first half of 2018, Miller realizes "You could have the world in the palm of your hands/You still might drop it" on closer "So It Goes." With an eye on the future, Swimming is ample evidence that Miller can pick up the pieces and continue evolving, his grasp on thoughtful, introspective hip-hop getting stronger by the album. From start to finish, this is Mac Miller's most refined and well put-together project. The woozy production and marble-mouthed delivery can sometimes be a slog (similar to one of Drake's or Post Malone's overly long albums), but every now and then there's something - be it the surprise jazz piano on "Small Worlds" or the orchestral sweep of "2009" - that pulls everything back into focus. Highlights include the popping, Pharrell-assisted "Hurt Feelings," the synth-funk bounce of the Snoop Dogg and Thundercat collaboration "What's the Use?," and "Self Care," a narcotic cloud rap gem that benefits from co-writers Dev Hynes and J.I.D. Great songs but has little playback value. Good work by Mac Miller, I am still in love with his older stuff rather than new Mac, but I will always go back to Mac Miller nevertheless. Throughout, there's an emo-R&B vibe that strongly recalls Frank Ocean, just with less eloquent or evocative lyrics. Good work by Mac Miller, I am still in love with his older stuff rather than new Mac, but I will always go back to Mac Miller nevertheless.
Coupled with his soulful sing-rapping and input from producer Jon Brion, Swimming is one of Miller's more enjoyable and cohesive visions. Inspired by events preceding the album's release, Miller's moody and introspective lyrics hint at the post-breakup black cloud hovering above his head, while also addressing his struggles with maintaining sobriety. As flowing as the title suggests, Swimming undulates with laid-back slacker soul and hypnotic production, like a lava lamp bobbing along calm waves. But I've made, like, nine albums before putting this one out," Mac said.Following 2016's ode to love The Divine Feminine, Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller avoids treading water and continues his artistic maturation on his fifth full-length, Swimming. More surprisingly, he says he planned on putting out a Christmas album with Cam'ron. "He wanted to do it like Step Brothers-themed. It seems likely that the song was "Flying High," which Pharrell is a credited producer on in the liner notes of the album. Featured peformers: Mac Miller (vocals), Pat Sullivan (mastering engineer), Greg Koller (mixing), Victor Wainstein (associate producer), Jeff Sosnow (manager). He also revealed that one of the songs they worked on ended up on Travis Scott's Rodeo album, though he wouldn't say which one. Rated 13 in the best albums of 2020, and 2723 of all-time album. And that was right before the resurgence of Pharrell happened. He never put out the EP because he wanted to establish his own identity as an artist during that time, and thus wanted to focus on his Watching Movies album. Throughout the hour-long conversation, Mac also talked about a few of his projects that he was working on that haven't been released to this point, like his Pharrell collaboration, Pink Slime. "I didn't want to go to a rehab facility, so I called Rick Rubin," Mac said. He once again spoke about his journey to get clean, and revealed that legendary producer Rick Rubin played a major part in that process.
Mac Miller recently sat down for the A Waste of Time podcast with ItsTheReal, and per usual, he dished out plenty of gems from start to finish.
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