"Mac Miller's ""Swimming"" marked a pivotal point in the late artist's career. His dedication to constant sonic exploration and artistic reinvention was well documented before the album's release - the quantum leap from his Billboard chart-topping debut ""Blue Slide Park"" to his second album ""Watching Movies with the Sound Off,"" his mastery as a producer on his 2014 mixtape Faces, and his ability to conduct a full band on 2016's ""The Divine Feminine"" were all evidence of his unwavering commitment to advancing his art.

Yet, upon its release, Swimming was immediately viewed by both his fans and critics as the pinnacle of his career: an album that perfectly showcased the musical skills he had developed vocally and instrumentally over the course of a decade. That understanding was reinforced when NPR Music released a Tiny Desk Concert just three days after the album's release, featuring Miller and his band performing ""Small Worlds,"" ""What's The Use?"" on which he regularly collaborated with Thundercat, and ""2009"" with a full band. The now iconic performance remains one of the most streamed performances in the history of NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series and is now available on vinyl for the first time."