GO:OD AM

GO:OD AM may not be the project that earns him the most award acclaim, DJ spins or mainstream radio play, or whatever the hell constitutes "success," but it's the album that matters most.

GO:OD AM showcases maturity beyond Miller’s years, the result of which is a cohesive project that is as cohesive as it is profound.

Mac shows a maturity beyond his years, all while tackling the highs and lows that come with the life of fame and fortune in the music industry.

On major-label debut GO:OD AM, his third and best studio album, Miller grapples frankly with fame, addiction, recovery and the struggle to be a decent person over taut, melancholy production that channels both bleary inebriation and hard-fought optimism.

With GO:OD AM, he’s accomplished the dense, complex work that plays out with remarkable clarity.

From start to finish, this is his most refined and well put-together project.

Relying on his individuality yields his greatest results, but the album’s most passable moments too.

If there's one flaw with this album, it's its length. If you make a 70-minute album, all 70 of those minutes better be phenomenal, and that's not the case here. Dropping two or three songs would be enough to turn this very good record into a brilliant one.

Regardless of one’s feelings on his past music, it’s tough to deny that his major-label debut just works.

Mac Miller comes through his his most mature and lengthy project yet.

GO:OD AM proves that Miller is not just a guy on the sidelines: he’s more than capable of stepping on to the field.

The biggest issue here is that as interesting as this track list looks on paper, the value of it is nowhere near that of his second album.

At the end of the day Mac Miller is without a doubt capable of bringing more to the table than shallow, boring rap. Unfortunately, he doesn’t do much to prove that on “GO:OD AM.”

Ex-party rapper gets serious, but has trouble finding a new, sober voice.