Mac begins the hit single with the lyrics: “I spent the whole day in my head/Do a lil’ spring cleaning/I’m always too busy dreaming/Maybe I should wake up instead,” to convey how he can become trapped in his own mind and wrapped up in his negative thoughts, but still making an effort to sort through them. He skillfully relays a universal truth that almost everyone can relate to. The chorus, “Good news, good news, good news, that’s all they wanna hear/No they don’t like it when I’m down” is Mac’s way of expressing that others always want him to say he’s “fine” instead of revealing how he truly feels.
The single, “Good News” is undoubtedly one of the best songs on the album and features many lines that divulge his negative feelings and red flags for depression. Australian rapper and producer, Baro Sura features on this track and he beautifully enhances the listening experience. It prompts me to think of my family and how fortunate I am to have their warming support and presence surrounding me. Heartfelt and soothing, “Hand Me Downs” contains some of my favorite lyrics on the LP: “You, despite being an only child/Say you need more of a family ‘round/Let’s turn these genes into hand me downs.” I genuinely became teary-eyed upon my first listen to this song. “Good News” sits at number six with “Blue World” three spots behind it at number 9. Not surprisingly, two of the singles off of Circles are currently in the top ten of the top charts on Apple Music.
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He shies away from his comfort zone of full rap songs and dives deep into his subconscious to create new sounds that are similar to those on Swimming, yet they are not the same. Overall, it’s a lyric focused album that unravels the layers to his mind and soul.
It’s stripped down and includes only the necessary instruments, sounds and voice-overs. It takes a certain type of person with a significant amount of courage to serve yourself up on a silver platter and Mac was one of the few who could. His head becomes sheer leaving the inner workings of his mind visible to the listeners. Listening to Circles feels like I’m watching Mac pull back the curtain to reveal his deepest struggles and mental health issues and expose himself to the world. Although it feels like a much-owed tribute to the artist, it can also feel like an invasion of privacy with a hint of spiritualism. Such as former Beatles, George Harrison and John Lennon, Queen vocalist Freddie Mercury, The Notorious B.I.G and Prince. However, this is obviously not something new as many artists have famously released music posthumously. It’s quite an odd feeling to listen to someone’s new music that’s released after their death. Two years following his death, Circles was released on Jan. Upon receiving permission from Mac’s family, Brion worked to add the finishing touches to the LP, keeping in mind the words and ideas they shared before he passed away. He had visualized it to be the second part of a trilogy but died before he got the chance to show it to the world. Mac had shared the first pieces of Circles with well-established producer Jon Brion while they were simultaneously working on his 2018 album release of “Swimming”. A visionary, phenomenal artist and like many others, gone too soon.
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What a fall it was when the world lost Mac Miller. “Well, this is what it look like/Right before you fall” Mac Miller sings on the opening track of his new posthumous LP.
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