Swimming

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They're strange, but infrequent enough not to overshadow the fact that there's plenty of clarity and definition to the mix.

Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. The other, on the third disk, side 2, for some reason it changes from Mac Miller - Circles to Bon Jovi - This House Is Not For Sale (Live From The London Palladium), its only for side 2 of disk 3 as when you go to disk 4 it switches back to Circles.However this is a reissue by Urban Outfitters which is known to be released sometime in 2020, exact date unknown. I mean, I have no complaints aside from a handful of short instances where Mac's performance falls prey to some odd, static-laden bouts of distortion akin to a dodgy radio signal.

Critical me: I hate trifolds and they always seem to split more and wear out quicker, case seems flimsy, record sleeves are a weird attempt at making them look nice.An honest LP from an MC well in the know that he was transcending realities, all while attempting to let go of the baggage on this damn planet.

What I can gather from other reviews is that the QC is pretty poor, and you'd have to be quite lucky to land all 4x LP that sounds good. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene.His devotion to constant sonic exploration and artistic reinvention had already been well-documented prior to the album's release - the quantum leap from his Billboard chart-topping debut Blue Slide Park to his sophomore album Watching Movies with the Sound Off, his tour de force as a producer on his 2014 mixtape Faces and ability to direct a full band on 2016's The Divine Feminine were evidence of his steadfast commitment to growth in his craft. They did still really drop the ball on the inserts: they are completely covered in giant song credits, not a single song lyric in sight—still super neat multi-colored sheets spelling out the word swimming on the other side. Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee. Sounds crystal clear, the white vinyl and light blue labels are beautiful and really compliment the aesthetic of the album.