Circles is the sixth studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released posthumously on January 17, 2020, through REMember Music and Warner Records. Circles was being worked on by Miller before his death in September 2018 and was created as a companion piece to his fifth studio album, Swimming (2018). Production was completed by Jon Brion. Circles was supported by two singles: "Good News" and "Blue World". The album received widespread acclaim from critics and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, earning 164,000 album-equivalent units during its first week, making it Miller's biggest week for an album.
Never listened to this guy. It's good: heavily haunted, of course, by the sad ending preceding its release. The older I get the more utterly void of romance I find this ugly and commonplace tale. Bonus point for featuring Wendy.
Though I like rap, I never knew Mac Miller, besides an nice Tiny Desk concert. In retrospect I should have paid attention. Circles is a great hip hop album and his other albums are also worth listening to. Several songs are Mac singing and he is certainly not that great at it, but in a way this imperfection makes the songs intimate and personal. The music is laid back and jazzy/funky. A bit of an Anderson .Paak vibe.
Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Circles, Blue world, Good news, Everybody, Woods, That’s on me, Surf
The first album that came out after Mac’s death was a significant change in style, and the struggles he was facing can be heard throughout. This was one of his better albums. A more low key introspective album for the guy who started off making party rap. He came a long way musically and had a lot of talent. The pleasures of this album are a bittersweet feeling. 7.8/10
Hip-hop, funk, emo rap. Suavecito, tranquilo. Me ha gustado. Un 4, venga.
Hip-hop, funk, emo rap. Suavecito, tranquilo. Me ha gustado. Un 4, venga.
I was thinking about what Mac Miller album would have been more representative of his music than this. The conclusion I arrived at is that no one album represents every facet of Miller's musicianship. This album represents the soulful direction he was moving in before his untimely death. Mac Miller is an artist that has touched a lot of listeners and this is a modern album which deserves to have been included!
Good 3
This is the weirdest Rap I've ever heard but on a depressing cold wet Monday morning it's quite soothing. Sad waste of a life again. I wonder how much it lends itself to listening to the music? We'll never know. Still, I'll listen again.
I shan't speak ill of the dead but I didn't really see any brilliance here. Some nice beats and a sincere performance.
This played while I listened
Solid album, smooth and calm.
Circle circle square
Not my style.
I felt like I wanted to enjoy this more than I actually could.
Hip-hop, funk, emo rap. Aburrido.
Makes me wonder if I’m trying harder with this album because it’s posthumous. It’s not a bad hip hop album, but really doesn’t draw me in.
Never listened to Miller's work, even after his untimely passing caused his star to rise to insane levels. Blown away by the man's vocals, feels almost like a richer, more soulful Tom Waits. However, the writing and instrumentals here really betray Miller's great vocal performance – the backing tracks feel too amorphous and soft, lacking any hard edges or memorable definition. The lyricism goes in circles, repeating the clever lines again and again until they've well lost their charm. Almost felt like the sonic equivalent of trying to get out of a bean bag and being stuck in an ever-shifting mass you can't really grab on to. Would've loved to hear Miller put some dynamic range into this project and maybe get a bit louder too.
This was slow, dark, included very little rap, and was...boring.