Swimming

Swimming

by Mac Miller
Swimming

Swimming

by Mac Miller

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

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. As flowing as the title suggests, Swimming undulates with laid-back slacker soul and hypnotic production, like a lava lamp bobbing along calm waves. 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. Coupled with his soulful sing-rapping and input from producer Jon Brion, Swimming is one of Miller's more enjoyable and cohesive visions. Throughout, there's an emo-R&B vibe that strongly recalls Frank Ocean, just with less eloquent or evocative lyrics. 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. 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. 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. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date: 11/23/2018
Label: Parlophone / Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624904236
Rank: 3939

Tracks

  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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mac Miller   Primary Artist,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Andrew Lloyd Webber   Vocals,Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Vocals,Featured Artist
John Mayer   Guitar,Featured Artist
Jon Brion   Organ,Vibraphone,Featured Artist
Jeff Gitelman   Bass,Guitar,Co-Producer,Guitar (Bass),Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Kenneth Whalum   Saxophone,Featured Artist
Dam-Funk   Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Featured Artist
Sarah Koenig-Plonskier   Strings,Featured Artist
Daniel Hardaway   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Thundercat   Bass,Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Featured Artist
Raymond Mason   Trombone,Featured Artist
Dev Hynes   Vocals,Featured Artist
Kevin Theodore   Organ,Wurlitzer,Featured Artist
Vic Wainstein   Vocals,Featured Artist
Rodrigo Mora   Bongos,Congas,Featured Artist
Billy Aukstik   Trumpet,Featured Artist
Nick Dierl   Vocals,Featured Artist
Andrew Lloyd   Vocals
Fabian Chavez   Saxophone,Featured Artist
Aja Grant   Piano,Featured Artist
JID   Vocals
Steve Lacy   Guitar,Featured Artist
Juan Pablo Floyd   Trombone,Featured Artist
Rob Gueringer   Guitar,Featured Artist
Syd   Vocals
Destin Route   Vocals
Frederique Gnaman   Strings,Featured Artist
Niles Luther   Strings,Featured Artist
Sydney Bennett   Vocals,Featured Artist
Sam Motavassel   Vocals,Featured Artist
Pedro Vallejos   Strings,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Christy Moore   Composer
Terry Lewis   Composer
Chante Moore   Composer
Eric Caudieux   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel,Recording Assistant
John Mayer   Composer
Jon Brion   Composer,Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
Pharrell Williams   Composer
Jesse Harris   Composer
Jeffrey Wright   Composer
Philip Thomas   Composer,Composer
Jimmy Harris   Composer
O'Donel Levy   Composer
Terry Watson   Composer
George Jackson   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Studio Personnel
James "Big Jim" Wright   Composer
Flying Lotus   Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
Paul Williams   Composer
Stephen Bruner   Composer
James Harris III   Composer
Pomo   Producer,Studio Personnel
Jeff Gitelman   Composer,Producer,Studio Personnel
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Kenneth Whalum   Composer
Dam-Funk   Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
Chris Galland   Mixing Engineer,Studio Personnel
Frank Vasquez   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Big Jerm   Engineer,Producer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
J. Cole   Composer,Producer,Studio Personnel
Damon Riddick   Composer
Erica Wright   Composer
Roger Nichols   Composer
James Wright   Composer,Composer
Sayez   Producer,Studio Personnel
Parson Brown   Producer,Studio Personnel
Jonathan Wayne   Composer
John Armstrong   Studio Personnel,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Mike Bozzi   Mastering,Studio Personnel,Mastering Engineer
Brock Korsan   Composer
Devonte Hynes   Composer
Chris Lane   Composer
Steven Ellison   Composer
Eric G   Producer
Alejandro Manzano   Composer
Dev Hynes   Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
DJ Dahi   Producer,Studio Personnel
Jermaine Cole   Composer,Producer
Jahmal Cantero   Composer
Mac Miller   Producer,Performer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Executive Producer,Additional Production
Vic Wainstein   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Andrew Ching   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Cardo   Producer,Studio Personnel
Malcolm McCormick   Composer,Studio Personnel,Executive Producer
ID Labs   Producer,Studio Personnel
Miller McCormick   Composer
Alexander Spit   Producer,Studio Personnel
Carter Lang   Composer,Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
Nice Rec   Producer,Programming
Dacoury Natche   Composer
C-Lane   Composer
John Macgillivray   Composer
Tae Beast   Producer,Studio Personnel
Donte Perkins   Composer
Ben Sedano   Studio Personnel,Assistant Engineer,Recording Assistant
Aja Grant   Arranger,Composer,Studio Personnel,String Arrangements
Peter Mudge   Composer,Producer,Programming,Studio Personnel,Additional Production
Daveon Jackson   Composer
John Wright   Composer
Steve Lacy   Composer,Producer,Studio Personnel
Robin Florent   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Studio Personnel
Ronald LaTour   Composer
Yung Exclusive   Producer,Studio Personnel
David Pimentel   Composer
Eric Dan   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Alexander Manzano   Composer
Destin Route   Composer
Scott Desmarais   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Studio Personnel
Eric Gabouer   Composer,Producer,Studio Personnel
Cordell Broadus   Composer
Nostxglic   Producer,Studio Personnel
Bea Go   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Julia Pimentel   Composer
Tee Watt   Producer,Studio Personnel
Rayvon Lapointe   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Louis Fisher   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Juan Jarpa   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer,Studio Personnel
Jonathan Michael Wayne   Composer
Tyler Mason   Composer
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