Mac Miller - Circles Album Review | DEHH
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- Circles is Mac Miller's sixth studio album. Mac started working on the album before he passed in 2019. It was released posthumously on January 17, 2020. Jon Brion handle the production. In this review, we discuss Mac Miller's new album. We go over what we like, what we didn't like, and whether the overall direction Mac Miller took with his sound.
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When it said "final thoughts" instead of "if you're listening" it felt sad man...
holy shit that just hit me... damn
kod2600 damn :(
I didn't realize it the first time watching. Damn...
R.I.P. Mac
The project was mostly finished before Mac passed. In interviews Brion said he only messed with 3 or 4 songs. Funnily enough, a song he altered a lot was Hands. Quite a bit of this project is all Mac, he played bass, drums, guitar and the synths on a lot of this shit. Brion added what they'd agreed upon, and then guessed for stuff like Hands (where Mac said he wanted it to sound big) and good news where he had two or 3 people come in to play on it. Brion did a great fucking job.
this is all true, but i think the way you worded it implies that jon brion only had an influence over 3 or 4 songs, when in reality he was working with mac throughout the recording process, co-wrote 5 songs, and produced the entire album. i know you probably know this, but i just wanted to clear that up for anyone else reading your comment. i agree, brion did a great job. this is my favourite mac album by quite a distance.
The studio is looking great fellas. I’m happy y’all are thriving!
They came a long way even though I miss some of the old classic reviews 2012 2014 was my favourite era from them But they're still my favourite review channel
It's good but doesn't seem like a bunch of bros just meeting and talkin music
K.I.D. Beats uh alright?
@@VarsityAthlete04 yes it does
@Nino Brown I agree, i have nothing this set just felt the old one more
I'm glad to see Ken & C Town liking the album. Finally.
Swimming has great tracks though. Come Back To Earth, Self Care, Hurt Feelings, What's The Use, Jet Fuel, So It Goes. Etc etc
Jon Brion said they were planned as a trilogy
Swimming: hip hop/singing hybrid
Circles: mostly singing
The third one: a pure hip hop album
I like to think about faces as that third one he couldn't make
Wonder what the third one would’ve been titled, since we know the two we have together is “Swimming in Circles”.
@@devzeppalin swimming in circles forever would've worked I guess but it's interesting to think about the 3rd album name
zeza that’s dope. That’s canon now. Faces is the end of the trilogy
SWIMMING in CIRCLES with FACES
Miguel Kelly I liked Swimming alot after multiple plays
This is the greatest posthumous album in years.
Was Blackstar posthumous?
@@devin9410 Nope, Blackstar came out on the 8th and he passed away on the 10th
@@kevinvannorel936 scary asf
It really hit me when they ended the video with "final thoughts", instead of the usual "if you're watching".
One of the most peaceful albums I've heard in a long time. Still so much potential here that'll never be fully realized. RIP Mac
Edit: Myke hit it right on the head with his singing. It’s the passion over the actual voice. And how close his voice feels makes it special too
adxc287 honestly. like how fantano said, the simplicity of the beats made the singing much more intimate to me. he isn’t the best singer but it is the passion that goes behind it. i love his airy voice which is why i love swimming and this album so much
Damn. Didn’t know Myke didn’t like a Mac Miller project until now. Watching Movies is great album and Faces is also great.
He always thought he was too monotone and just wasn't a good lyricist in general
I’m surprised too. Mac Miller’s Music is amazing.
Jarmel Bennett Yea that was always his gripe because he loved the production on Watching Movies but Macs voice when it came to rapping just didn’t do it for him
Faces is a fantastic project. I'm a casual Mac fan but Faces is definitely the best hip hop/singing hybrid Mac ever did.
Jarmel Bennett its one of the only things ive ever thought Myke was TRIPPING about. I usually agree with him, but hes dead fucking wrong about mac thinking that he can’t rap
Shame we never got a Faces review
BADDWORLD ! His best project without a doubt
kody3333333 HELL YES
Cause you wanted to hear them shit on it?
it seems pretty obvious from this video what they would say about it.
Feefo would say half of it slaps. everybody else would hate it because they don't like his voice and his rapping. Beezy would say he like a few beats out of it.
Swimming is better than Faces to me. Faces and Macadelic is a toss up. I'm not sure which is better because I enjoyed both.
I've never really been Mac Miller fan(never hated him, just never got into him), but after watching this review and seeing how much Myke and Ken enjoyed it I decided to check it out and wow... this album was incredible. I'm in a horrible place right now emotionally and mentally due to something really bad happening in my personal life and this album just hit me hard. It was already sad that someone so young who'd touched so many peoples lives had passed, especially under the circumstances that he did, but it genuinely makes me sad that we're never going to get to see where he was going to go next in his career.
Thank you Myke and Ken for getting me interested in this amazing album. Without you guys and this review I would't have decided to give it a listen. So again, thank you guys for that and also for making such amazing content both here and on your personal channel as well in Myke's case. Also, thank you Mac for making this incredible album. It really sucks that you're gone man. I've always felt that way but this album has made me realize that even more. Rest In Peace, man.
Hope your doing well man
Swimming was fucking amazing also in my opinion
Circles was Mac Miller finally coming into his own as an artist and it's a damn shame we'll never hear the third album in the trilogy that was planned
Yooo frfr. Jon Brion said the next one was gonna be a straight up hip hop album. Smh
@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT been listening to Faces. That’s my shit
I was interested in Myke’s opinion on this because of his love for Elliot Smith. While Mac isn’t making the same type music as him, the esthetic gloom he carries in this album is very similar to Elliot Smith in my opinion.
The producer of Circles actually worked with Elliott Smith and Fiona Apple.
Check out Jon Denton's circles reaction. He references Elliot Smith quite a bit.
Never seen somebody make that comparison, makes total sense though
mac actually covered elliott before. i think elliott was definitely an inspiration on this album
Elliott Smith is one of the greatest musicians ever. even Frank Ocean is a huge fan of him.
Mac and Cudi would of been genius
YES MYKE, YES
How they didn't like swimming, that album was incredible. It took me on a ride of my life.
It’s sad to see someone as bright and talented as Mac gone so soon... RIP
Circles is probably the hardest album to listen to after Mac's passing.
With regards to C-Town mentioning the possibility of an subconscious awareness of the passing make the album's ideas deeper, I understand what he means as I feel like my own opinion of Purple Mountains changed in the months after its release (David Berman passed ~ a month after the release)
RIP Mac Miller, David Berman (& Kobe, Gianna and the 7 other passengers)
I know the same thing happened with a lot of Linkin Park fans regarding "One More Light" after Chester's passing.
I think David Bowie’s Blackstar is another good example this. I remember him passing a few days later after it came out and it making the album that much more deeper
Would've loved to know how they felt about Faces, because the concept for Faces was that was supposed to be his last project. He anticipated he would die after Faces because of his drug abuse so it was supposed to be his going away gift. It was so fire. But this Circles album is the magnum opus of his singer songwriter style. I love it so much more than Swimming its crazy.
But yall gotta give Mac's rapping more of a shot he's got bars and hella flow. He was the rap diablo, and will continue to be that.
And yeah Rod is right there were supposed to be 3 albums, and the last album was supposed to be more on his rapping shit to prove he could still be on it in terms of rapping. I would've loved it, but yall probably would've passed.
Mac's rapping is undeniably amazing post 2012. People can hate his voice or his beat selection but dude is rapping like a beast
@@MindFoolOfMusic Which makes no sense because his beat selection and producer skills are amazing and so unique.
@Analog Yeah I see that. They underestimated him a lot except for Feefo. Glad they respected/enjoyed this project for the most part.
yeah, faces is so powerful
A friend of mine passed away this past Christmas. I was having a really hard time dealing with it. Hearing this album was really comforting and helped me a lot in the grieving process. IMO GO:OD AM is his best album, but this one is his most important.
Wow, I never thought of Mac Miller and Kid Cudi collaborating on this kind of sound, that would've been great. This album was created beautifully. R.I.P. Malcolm, greatly missed.
RIP Mac Miller. He finally came out of the Dead End chamber unscathed ❤
Hahahaha! The DEHH Chamber is no joke.
@@kennithbinge Never has been lol Keep up the good work. I'm loving the new aesthetic!
Has Myke heard Faces? I feel he’d love that record
Kenny Goldberg cause doesn’t have like great rapping and little singing on it too. Cause that was a great combo
i was wondering the same thing
I didn’t think you guys were gonna do this but I’m glad you did :)
Really hoping Mad Lib drops his and Macs album
From what I’ve heard it isn’t more than like 50% finished and I don’t think he would want those released. I get that it’s produced by madlib but still a collab album only finished at 50% by the vocalist isn’t great
Preston Collins Right, it wasn’t even an album yet, just rough drafts basically and at EP length.
@@devzeppalin I'd still like to hear a few cuts, not necessarily the whole thing
He did stuff with mad lib? God danm someone said his house and find the tape 😅
Up to Mac's parents
I wish they reviewed Faces because that to me is my favorite style of Mac. I liked Swimming a lot but after he died it was hard to listen to and even Circles I couldn't get passed the first song. At some point I will go back to it just because to me I thought Mac Miller was one of the most underrated and best artists in this generation.
for sure
That’s peak Mac! I won’t hear otherwise I never get sick of that album!
@@BrickFlairMMA i still havent and ive heard it 200+ times
That Deadendgaming shirt lookin clean
Salute
@@kennithbinge at ease
Just starting to be alright with my favorite rapper's death and then my favorite athlete goes. RIP to all the lost ones man.
It's mad, Myke has issues with Mac's flow but I think Mac Miller has an immaculate flow.
this is a minor and specific thing but i fucking love his whole "umm" "uhh" "well" shit he always does - on paper it's nothing crazy but the fact he has uses that shit as part of his flow/cadence and it works so well is awesome. and kinda immersive? like that shit would be a gimmick if someone else did it but idk he was always doing his own thing even that was almost just pausing to think in the middle of a bar. it's comedic timing kinda shit.
aight ima stop rambling rip mac i think about him every day
@@FOUL_TROUBLE that and “yea” lol I feel you
Jon Brion is a G - did Late Registration with Kanye, a ton of Fiona Apple, movie scores for Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees and Step Brothers...
This is one of the most emotionally thorough reviews I have seen DEHH do, there was a softness to it that felt really good, and the context myke and Kinge brought to their interpretations was great to hear. Respect.
*Punches Upwards In Victory* “THANK YOU MIKE”
I keep coming back to this video, this has to be my favorite DEHH video of all time.
Favorite part of the week: When DEHH uploads
So happy to see Myke enjoy a project from Mac.
MYKE C TOWN PULLING THROUGH FOR MAC. THANK YOU FOR THE ONCE A DAY SHOUTOUT, THAT SONG IS GORGEOUS
I'm with myke and Ken in this one
Ken on TDF review: ‘I appreciate that Mac doesn’t just stick to the script and isn’t afraid to try new things. He doesn’t pigeon-hole himself’
Ken on Circles review: ‘everything he did leading up to this album was trendy’
😭😭😭
Woods became my favorite. Also, Once A Day was a great way to close the album.
The beat in Woods is perfect
woods and i can see grew on me around the 4th listen
Lewis If only Beezy detailed his thoughts on the production.
This album instantly hit me on the opening track Circles When he said "And I cannot be changed, I cannot be changed, no
Trust me I've tried
I just end up right at the start of the line
Drawing circles" That shit hurt because that start of the line was a reference to lines of coke/narcotics
Fuckin guy was young. He didnt try very hard
Man... I know he can’t read this, but we love you so much Mac. I know we never truly knew you, but you were so selfless with your music and lyrics. You let us read into who you were with every project. We’re gonna miss you more and more as each year passes. We love you.
i gotta say, this project wasn’t what i was expecting but somehow exactly what i wanted. by far one of my favorite mac albums
Couldn’t agree more with Myke on this one!
Mike: "this is Talk Talk kind of smooth"
me: time to listen to this then
Only halfway through. Glad he finally resonated with Myke and Kinge. I couldn't finish the other reviews of Mac because ya'll roasting him hit a little (that's more me than you guys though). I'm glad more and more people are appreciating at least certain aspects of the artist he was. Thank ya'll for this.
Roasting him for no reason too lol GOOD am and WMWTSO were both solid projects with a lot of depth to them
Different strokes for different folks I suppose tho
Was hoping to hear more thoughts on Woods and Hand Me Downs. Still love the review though
Love Woods
Telescope was way better than woods. More =\= better
Woods is such a dope track. Straight to my playlist
This is actually my favorite album by Mac Miller 🐆
Cas9a yeah I feel that it’s my favorite too. Just raw and honest af
@@MadFlavaHeavyFlow81 absolutely!
Same this and faces are my favorite
Thought Feefo was doing the review by himself..
Im from Pittsburgh, grew up on mac with my friends in jr high in 2009 (which is why 2009 off swimming hits hard). Fast forward, I tried to put all my friends on Swimming bc I loved it so much. Was in Pitt driving home from work thinking, "man i can't wait to go home, relax and play swimming" when i found out he died. Was iffy about a posthumous album but I enjoyed this as well, glad yall reviewed this. Thank you for all yall do!
Aye Mike listens to Love 👏🏽
Btw, Jon Brion produced Late Registration wit Kanye, so I think the reason why y’all like the album so much is because of the orchestration
Wonder why Myke has finally liked something from Mac, he’s had some dope ass projects in the past
Like he said, he doesn't Mac rapping, but him singing he can get along with
I think myke loves rap as much as the other guys but he appreciates other music maybe a little more than like beezy. Like myke said mac is a very passionate singer and i think a lot of people vibe with that just as much if not more than a great singer. Just not for everyone
Yeah y'all hate on Myke a lot, until you agree with him. I've noticed with time that while he's a little arrogant and kind of hysteric sometimes, he's mostly right about stuff, he's the less boomer of the bunch, the most open-minded, and the most logical and well-versed in music. Hell, most of the time he just spitting facts.
For me this is my favorite Mac Miller project. This is right up there with Faces.
I was going to continue skipping this album till Myke mentioned King of Hearts, appreciate the comparison. I'll definitely will check it out now.
Rip Mac Miller. Having lost someone recently in my life this album just made me feel peaceful and I will forever be thankful for that.
Helped me come to terms with Kobe’s and Gigi’s passings much quicker
Peace man
this new studio 🔥🔥
I appreciate all of your guys' honest reviews. Like how Mike pointed out, I understand how each of you felt towards the album (ironically Mike kind of surprised me). As a Mac fan I loved this project and wish we could have seen where he would have taken it afterward.
Btw I also pre-ordered the vinyl Mike. Vinyl Nerds For Life ✊
I have a lot of respect for you guys. A lot of people that didn't care for Mac or his music are publically turning their opinions around because he passed away. Not out of respect, but for brownie points
You guys have stuck with your opinions though, and I can really respect that. You're not pretending that you always loved him, you Re acknowledging that he wasn't an artist you were huge on. That's way more respectful than only loving someone's work because they died
Keep up the great shit
Thank you! Now release that swimming review please
It’s sad to think what this album would be like if Mac was still alive...
As always myke is the only one who knows what he is talking about
The production and the lights are fucking top notch 🔥 came a long way y’all did.
Myke hit every point I had. My girl is a big Mac fan and she tried to put me on. I never been a fan of his, but I could appreciate who he is as a person. He did his thing on that album. Definitely getting the vinyl.
Hey B...Jon Brion executive co-produced Late Registration! You can compare the moody strings, the percussions, and transitions on both projects. He also worked on a lot of the tracks for Swimming. Mike...there is a Jon Brion version of the Fiona Apple album Extraordinary Machine floating around. It’s what made Kanye want collab with him in the first place.
Man I know I'm 100% biased, but this album just hit different. This is my favourite project in over a year man. RIP Mac, I love you. Much respect for y'all for this review.
Ken sounding kind of out of touch calling Mac Miller post-Blue Slide Park trendy
Damn that’s crazy I love swimming. Y’all like dope sounding noise, Mac is a artist, making music with real instruments mixed with his honest poetry surrounding depression.
Them and Fantano were buggin on Swimming imo
"Rest in peace, Mac Miller... forever."
Fucking mind blown, Myke I could not agree much more with your take on this album! This was the first Mac album that I truly love beginning to end, and my words at the end of the first listen to this was, “fuck man...you’re gone now, and you were only just tapping into another artistic level of yours...” Great job DeadEnd, I love this channel.
Was looking forward to this one. Respect to DEHH
Im excited for you guys channel this year as many people are finally dropping albums and i know your channel will grow a lot more this year now that you guys can do more mainstream album reviews such as this mac one and the em one. and now lil wayne just dropped so ill be looking forward to that review. love this channel.
I’ll never understand why DEHH hates his rapping but I still love them regardless
Feefo is the only Mac fan
It's crazy how much I agree with Myke sometimes. I had the same experience, cant stop listening too, amazed by 'everybody'
love mykes energy here.. that everybody song has some Beatles vibes it is incredible
I wasn’t sure if you guys would cover it since it’s not really a rap album. I’m glad you did.
Mac made his modern version of a John Lennon album imo. How the album was mixed along with his vocals etc. Feels like a singer/songwriter album
Not John Lennon.
Elliott Smith
Mac had a more relaxed vibe in the past few albums but He definitely is still rapping. and I've been a Mac fan since 09
Y’all reviewed every single solitary Mac project except the best one: Faces. Mac actually felt he was going to pass from drug usage on that project and it’s actually the overall theme of that project. Really wish y’all could’ve reviewed it. His spitting was in prime form on that project..
Thank you Myke! His singing went so well with the production.
As a huge Mac fan I always feel conflicted watching these reviews, but I’m glad that in the end he made an impact even on people that didn’t appreciate his older music.
Great review.. but bruh, TRENDY?! Lol outside of blue side park Idk what in Mac’s discography had yall sayin that 😭😭
You guys really should review faces. Such a great mixtape that was majority produced by Mac
Still trying to morph into Patreon and it's not working.
21:44 that cough scared the shit outta me lmao
Myke always coming in with the facts
Now that's it's about to be re-released, I pray that yall go listen to Faces.. cuz yall are talking about how he "he predicted his death" go listen to that project in its entirety (which he produced mostly himself) and then tell me about him predicting his death lol. Especially with tracks like San Francisco or Grand Finale. Love yall content tho. Jus bein constructive
I was so relieved when Mike chimed in with all that praise. The album is my favourite of January. So melancholic and that the fact hes dead now just makes me sad because if he was heading this direction it's such a shame 😭😭 Mike is my favourite reviewer. We agree on so much!
How do you spell the artist that Myke mentioned twice? Kumuteo or something like that? I wanna look him up but don't know the spelling
Been a while but still thought I’d reply in case anyone else has the same question.
“Camu Tao” real name Tero Smith.
Rest in peace MAC MILLER. I’ve just listen to this album and I was nothing but impressed with the sensitivity and transparency he brought to this album. It sucks it took until he’s passing for me to appreciate his artistry but I would have to say that’s because he probably didn’t connect with me whilst he was aboveground. To try and imagine this album without being conscious of his passing he’s probably an exercise in futility. Nonetheless I cannot wait to listen to this album again and actually be in the circumstance what I can fully salt in everything that he’s saying
i think it's so important to keep mike c town on this show to make sure that different perspectives are here. love you and your peggy-beloved long hair
Fuck yes mike, so happy you loved this album! I had the exact same experience with not really liking all his other albums but loving this one
Mac's singing has the same appeal to me as Lou Reed. Reed was the lead singer of The Velvet Underground, and eventually did solo stuff too. His voice was gruff, and often strained, but it was also very personable. 'Pale Blue Eyes' has a similar tambre to what's on Circles - I think Mac hit it out of the mark on this one.
Funny because Mac released a project under an alter ego called Larry Lovestein and The Velvet Revival.
I feel just the same as Myke and Ken.
Circles is fantastic.
Anyone else notice the 3 Stacks flow on Hand Me Downs?
Anthony Fantano
Licorice Laces or you know I’ve been a OutKast fan all my life.
@@bryansantos6613 no like he mentioned that in his review lmao I was just answering the question
Licorice Laces Fair enough but I was wondering why DEHH didn’t bring it up since there always good at catching those kind of flows
Dope review. Idk if it was just me but y'all seem to be bouncing off each other a lot more. Asking each other more specific questions. Great discussion as always.
why did Feefo steal Mike’s hat lmao
Y'all should review Your Old Droog - Jewelry.
I think it’s stupid to say that his passing didn’t have an impact on how you listen to this album. I mean to me it feels like he’s speaking to you from the next stage. I think that makes the message ring extra hard which to me is beautiful cause I think the message is important.
Y’all need to Give Faces a chance. That’s the album everyone would fuck with, I’m sure of it
it hurts hearing y'all not liking mac's past work, he really did put all his time, energy, and emotion into his music throughout his life. I'm sorry that isn't something you all could enjoy like me and so many others. glad circles resonated with some of y'all though. truly a masterpiece.