For NME, Hannah Mylrea concluded: " Swimming isn't what you would have expected from Miller when he first started dropping mixtapes over a decade ago, but that doesn't matter. Swimming 's spare, dreamy production allows him to do a lot of that." Evan Rytlewski of Pitchfork concluded: "An album with nothing but time on its hands and an understanding that healing is a slow, tedious process, Swimming is most engaging when it details the simple things Miller tells himself to keep his spirits up." Kyle Mullin from Exclaim! enjoyed the album, saying, "Whether Miller is singing on those funk-inflected highlights, or rapping on them with a flow that's airtight to their irresistible rhythms, he sounds like a would-be chart-topper, not to mention one of the most versatile and accomplished hip-hop artists working today". Club complimented the album's production and vocal delivery: "Miller sounds great when he's whining, croaking, stretching syllables like warm mozzarella. Meaghan Garvey of The Guardian described Swimming as "a patient record in sound and concept" and "an ambling 13-song journey towards self-acceptance, one that does not end in triumph". Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 78, based on 13 reviews.
Swimming was met with generally positive reviews. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The album's third single, "What's the Use?", was released on July 23, 2018. The album's second single, " Self Care", was released with an accompanying music video on July 13, 2018. On May 30, 2018, Miller released the album's first single "Small Worlds" and two non-album singles: "Buttons" and "Programs". It was cancelled following Miller's death on September 7, 2018. The tour was scheduled to have 26 shows across North America, beginning in San Francisco on October 27, 2018, and concluding in Vancouver on December 10, 2018. Miller announced The Swimming Tour on July 23, 2018, with Thundercat and JID as his opening acts. Miller performed "Ladders" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on August 13, 2018. Records on August 3, 2018, amongst other high-profiled albums, such as Astroworld by Travis Scott and Stay Dangerous by YG.
Swimming was released worldwide by Warner Bros. "Jet Fuel" was described as "sluggish, dancehall-inflected trip hop", and "What's the Use" as " synth-funk". NME wrote that "Ladders" is "a buoyant radio ready bop, which sees his bars skitter across glorious brass lines and earworm riffs". The song "So It Goes" has been said to incorporate "muted guitars and a spacey synth drone", while "Wings" has been described as "a spacious neo soul slow burner punctuated by the occasional sigh of a violin".
Ĭoncerning the album's music, Rolling Stone noted Swimming is "a continuation of 2016's The Divine Feminine, with a silky, deep vibe redolent of the L.A. Lyrically, The Independent stated Miller addresses the acknowledgment of his temper ("Wings") and the pitfalls of fame ("Small Worlds"). Throughout the album, Miller's break up with pop singer Ariana Grande is a common theme of inspiration, as it gave him the chance to experience self-love, healing and psychological growth, similar to the themes shown in his previous album, The Divine Feminine (2016). He announced the album through social media on July 12, 2018, alongside its release date.
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