Hopes and Fears of Mac Miller, Future, Drake, and Billie Eilish
Mac Miller, Future and Billie Eilish all have good and bad news to share. On Miller\u2019s posthumous album, Circles, he exposes personal struggles with fame, addiction, and mental illness \u2014 sobering topics given his unintentional drug overdose last year. Yet at the same time we hear him searching for \u201cgood news,\u201d practicing self care and accepting that \u201cthere's a whole lot more\u201d waiting. Future & Drake\u2019s celebration of material excess also finds them \u201cworking on the weekend\u201d just to keep up appearances. Similarly, Billie Eilish has achieved \u201ceverything [she] wanted,\u201d but dreams of death and darkness overwhelm her. But she\u2019s buoyed by the support of her brother FINNEAS. Many pop songs are about a single emotion: love, heartbreak or exuberant joy. But these great songs evoke more complex emotions, existing somewhere in a liminal space between our hopes and fears.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices