Mac DeMarco is a Canadian self-produced multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and recording artist. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
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New Commute Albums of the Year 2023
New Commute
Here are the records that caught and held our attention throughout the year. With hundreds of albums that passed through the New Commute headphones, it was not easy to narrow this down.
Steven Hyden’s Favorite Albums Of 2023
Uproxx
3. Mac DeMarco, One Wayne G
If you have heard all 199 songs (or nine hours and 30 minutes) of this, I am calling the police so that they can remove the bookshelf that has fallen on top of you.
The 18 Best Sad Songs of 2023 for When You Need a Good Cry
Cosmopolitan
Mac DeMarco’s new album may be entirely instrumental (and based on different cities he’s visited) but even still, “Vancouver 2“ has a melancholy sound about it that’ll let you catch a sad vibe without having to listen to lyrics.
Mac DeMarco: “I like to respect the way that recordings come to be”
MusicTech
The DIY indie hero shares his adoration for Kenny Beats, his disdain for guitar pedals, and how his 199-song album One Wayne G came to life.
Eyedress and Mac DeMarco Team Up for New Single “The Dark Prince”
American Songwriter
Filipino singer and rapper Eyedress has released a new single featuring Mac DeMarco called “The Dark Prince,” co-written by Demarco and Eyedress, as well as Zach Fogarty and John Hill.
Mac DeMarco on fame and why he indulged on a 199-song album
Associated Press
“If I’m going to write something, I need to move forward,” he said in a recent interview, his first since his opus, “One Wayne G,” was released. “I like this stuff. I’d like to share it. I don’t really know how. I might as well just give it all at the same time.”
MAC DEMARCO ANNOUNCES ‘FIVE EASY HOT DOGS’ SHOWS INCLUDING LONDON RESIDENCY
DIY
The artist will be playing a one-off show in Los Angeles as well as residencies in New York, Paris and at London’s Hackney Empire. Accompanied by a full band, he will be performing ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ in its entirety, as well as other songs from his catalogue with new arrangements.
Mac DeMarco announces 2023 world tour dates – including London residency
NME
The shows will see the singer-songwriter perform his recent album ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ in full
Mac DeMarco: ‘I’d like to feel some kind of peace’
Dazed Digital
“As his addictive new album Five Easy Hot Dogs is released, the artist opens up to Emma Garland about the emotional – and real-life – journeys he’s been on lately, his monk-like existence and the worst thing he ate on the road…”
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MAC DEMARCO – FIVE EASY HOT DOGS
Spill Magazine
Although this record is something different from what it is expected from the artist, it keeps Demarco’s distinctive sound and personality that characterize his songs. With every tune, more instruments and harmonies arise and maintain a smooth mood that is reflected in each melody. Overall, this album is the perfect company for any road trip.
Review: Travel Through Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’
The Luna Collective
“Five Easy Hot Dogs has a cohesive sound and stands solid as a unit — it feels present, smooth, and peaceful.”
The winding path to Mac DeMarco’s ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’
Document Journal
“Five Easy Hot Dogs captures the essence of DeMarco—the person and the musician. The relaxed and somewhat bittersweet record falls between stories of love and youth that characterize his earlier works, like 2, and the melancholy melodies of This Old Dog. The new record relies solely on sound—no lyrics—a decision made by the artist to differentiate his work, and to propose something new. Five Easy Hot Dogs debuts a DeMarco without complacency; he invites the range offered in ambiguity—in storytelling unrestricted by the specificities of language.”
Hot 100 First-Timers: Mac DeMarco Debuts With 2019 Track ‘Heart to Heart’
Billboard
“Mac DeMarco has already tallied Billboard chart accolades, and now he’s also a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist, as his song “Heart to Heart” debuts on the Jan. 28-dated ranking at No. 98
The track, from the Canadian singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album, 2019’s Here Comes the Cowboy, debuts almost entirely on the strength of 5.8 million U.S. streams (up 7%) in the Jan. 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate”
Stream Mac DeMarco’s New Album Five Easy Hot Dogs
Stereogum
“Ultimately DeMarco spent four months in this state of creative transit. The result is a rewarding abundance of vibes and textures, less a collection of songs than a state of mind to be explored. It’s as chill as you’d expect — as chill as you’d hope. Stream Five Easy Hot Dogs below.”
Best New Albums: This Week’s Records to Stream
Paste Magazine
“DIY pioneer Mac Demarco found solace in solitude as traveled the U.S. and abroad to record his newest instrumental record with his makeshift mobile studio. Five Easy Hot Dogs isn’t his first rodeo with instrumental tracks. The singer/songwriter released a small, eight-track instrumental album Some Other Ones for fans back in 2015. This time, the opening track “Gualala” gives Demarco fans a familiar feeling with his signature synths tweeting in and around the song, accompanied by a mixed style of plucking and strumming from an acoustic guitar and a rounded bass line to keep the song moving steady. The LP attests to the joys of escaping to places where no one knows you, if just for a moment. Each song’s runtime is about two minutes and is named after the location where the track was recorded. And the tracks from each place maintain a particular theme with the use of similar instruments. Vancouver, which consists of three tracks on the album, quickens the pace of the record. You can imagine DeMarco getting a little more pep in his step as he takes a little walk around town. The 14-track album bears a light feeling throughout the listening experience, thanks to the stripped-down production, and encourages you to find the beauty in the mundane—create when you feel inspired, and create because you love doing it”
Mac DeMarco In Blissful Limbo
MTV
“At the top of 2022, Mac DeMarco packed some guitars and gear in his 1990s Toyota Land Cruiser and started driving north up the West Coast. The singer-songwriter, best known for tucking away heartfelt observations on love and loss behind sluicing guitar lines and a jokester persona, told few about his road-trip plans. He barely knew himself. He just kept driving. A few days in, he pulled off the highway near Fort Bragg, a small city in Northern California, to take in a beautiful triangular rock jutting up from the gleaming Pacific Ocean like a geological shark fin. Then he took a photo of the sewer outlet directly across the road.”
Mac DeMarco Is Doing Exactly What He Wants All the Time
Exclaim!
“Judging by Mac DeMarco‘s thrift store fashion sense and his reputation as a goofy prankster, it might be fair to assume that he approaches recording with the same sense of irreverence. Spend a few minutes speaking with the man, however, and it quickly becomes clear that he’s an expert studio craftsman who takes his trade seriously”
The 25 Best and Most Anticipated New Albums of 2023 (So Far!)
Cosmopolitan
“Mac DeMarco – Five Easy Hot Dogs” included in the best albums of 2023!
Best New Albums: This Week’s Records to Stream
Paste Magazine
“[Five Easy Hot Dogs] bears a light feeling throughout the listening experience, thanks to the stripped-down production, and encourages you to find the beauty in the mundane—create when you feel inspired, and create because you love doing it.“
Hold on tight to garbage you love
Blackbird Spyplane
“Mac DeMarco — he’s a young “GOAT of melody” who’s been running musical circles around the competition since he put out his first album of funny, off-kilter guitar pop in 2012, kicking off a Spyplane Certified Run of Zero Wack Albums (S.C.R.O.Z.W.A.)”
First Stream: New Music From Trippie Redd, Kali Uchis, The Kid LAROI and More
Billboard
“Last year, Mac DeMarco challenged himself to start driving and not return home until he had created a new album. “Maybe it’s the last couple of years, or maybe it’s my age now, but the idea of forgoing any sort of normalcy or comfort and making my entire life, for a segment of time, completely insane feels very inspiring to me,” he explains in a press release. “I stayed out on the road doing this for almost four months.” He came back with Five Easy Hot Dogs, a charming instrumental exercise that plays out in the order of his trip, and feels like a sumptuous conversation with a curious soul who happens to be an acclaimed, still-evolving indie singer-songwriter.”
‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ Out Now!
Mac DeMarco
Check out Mac’s new album ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs!’
How to Quit Smoking and Record an Album While On a 7,000 Mile Road Trip, According to Mac DeMarco
GQ
“Around this time last year, Mac DeMarco started off on what can properly be called a Great Big Adventure. As a mainstay of the music scene since 2012, he’s already spent a lot of time on the road touring his easy-going indie rock tunes like “My Kind of Woman” and “For the First Time.” But after two years cooped up at his home in Los Angeles during the pandemic, he had a backed-up well of wanderlust. So after finishing a show in San Francisco, he sawed a kick drum in half in Golden Gate Park, packed it up with a portable recording rig in the back of his Land Cruiser, and hit the road. “I didn’t have a plan, I didn’t know where I was gonna go, and I didn’t know when I was gonna come back,” DeMarco told me”
The 34 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023
Pitchfork
Mac Demarco: Five Easy Hot Dogs
“Mac DeMarco recorded his new album, Five Easy Hot Dogs, on the road. “The plan was to start driving north, and not go home to Los Angeles until I was done with a record,” he explained in a press statement. Each song on the album, as a result, is named after the city in which it was recorded, including three in DeMarco’s native Canada—Victoria, Vancouver, and Edmonton. Five Easy Hot Dogs follows DeMarco’s 2019 record Here Comes the Cowboy”
Mac DeMarco announces new instrumental album, ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’
NME
“Mac DeMarco has announced a new instrumental album called ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ – find all the details below.
The Canadian artist is due to release the 14-track project on January 20 (CD/digital) via his own Mac’s Record Label. A vinyl edition will follow on May 12 – you can pre-order/pre-save here.”
Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Five Easy Hot Dogs
Pitchfork
“Mac DeMarco has announced a new album of instrumentals recorded on a 2022 road trip. He made Five Easy Hot Dogs during a jaunt from his Los Angeles hometown to a cabin in Utah, which he conceived as “kind of like being on tour, except there weren’t any shows, and [he’d] just be burning money.” The song titles correspond to the cities where they were made, and it arrives on January 20, with vinyl editions following on May 12. Check out the tracklist below”
Mac DeMarco’s Next Album ‘Five Easy Hot Dogs’ Chronicles an Epic Road Trip
Rolling Stone
“Mac DeMarco — fresh off his annual Christmas cover — will kick off 2023 with his first new album in four years, Five Easy Hot Dogs. The instrumental album will arrive on Jan. 20 on digital/CD, while a vinyl drop is scheduled for May 12 via Mac’s Record Label.”
Snail Mail and Mac DeMarco Share New Song “A Cuckhold’s Refrain – Peppermint Patty”: Listen
Pitchfork
Snail Mail and Mac DeMarco have shared a surprise new song. Their collaboration is called “A Cuckhold’s Refrain – Peppermint Patty.” The song features Lindsey Jordan singing the verses with DeMarco singing the chorus, and the title is not a red herring—this is a song about being cuckolded. “You and my wife, me in my shed,” Jordan sings.
Mac DeMarco Announces Fall 2022 U.S. Tour
Pitchfork
‘Mac DeMarco has announced a number of new North American tour dates. The shows take place across the United States in November. Before then, DeMarco has additional concerts lined up in Europe and the United States. And, tomorrow (April 6), he’ll be opening for the Strokes at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. ‘
Mac DeMarco covers Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Pitchfork
Mac DeMarco covers Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas! Happy holidays from Mac.
Mac DeMarco Tops Lineup For Los Angeles Edition Of Panache’s Annual Planned Parenthood Benefit Concert
Pollstar
Independent booking agency and management company Panache is once again showing love to Planned Parenthood by hosting Village Of Love, its eighth annual Valentine’s Day Planned Parenthood benefit concert series with event held in cities across the U.S. Panache unveiled the lineup today for its Los Angeles edition, topped by Mac DeMarco, who is managed and booked by the company (excluding the U.K. and Europe).
Is Mac DeMarco Growing Up?
The New Yorker
Still mourning the death of his friend Mac Miller and nursing a two-day hangover, the yacht-rock guitarist dropped by “The Tonight Show” and reflected on Michael McDonald, Volvos, and bone broth.
Mac DeMarco featured in LA Times
LA Times
“…“Here Comes the Cowboy” is the gap-toothed troubadour’s first album to be distributed through a major label, the Universal Music Group-owned Caroline. After issuing EPs and three low-key, psychedelic-tinged albums for the Brooklyn indie Captured Tracks, and accumulating an enviable fan base through relentless touring and endearing live shows, DeMarco is now calling his own shots via his new imprint, Mac’s Record Label…”
Mac DeMarco Wants to Ride Off Into the Sunset
Rolling Stone
Mac DeMarco is hanging out at home in Los Angeles, playing video games on the couch, when he picks up the phone. “I don’t really know what’s going on, but let’s rock and roll!” he says.
This might be the most Mac DeMarco way possible to begin a conversation. His unflappably chill folk-rock tunes, laced with a surreal sense of humor, have made the Canadian singer-songwriter an unlikely star. Since breaking through with 2014’s Salad Days, he’s gone from a cult hero to a bankable live draw with hundreds of millions of Spotify streams — all despite making virtually no effort to keep up with contemporary music. (He’d rather listen to “Japanese music from the ’60s and ’70s, and The Beatles.”)
Mac DeMarco on Mac Miller, Mitski, and making a ‘cowboy’ record
Entertainment Weekly
When Mac DeMarco announced the title of his fourth studio album, Here Comes the Cowboy, it seemed like he was following in the footsteps of Kacey Musgraves and Cardi B in the recent trend of the “yeehaw agenda.” Despite the name, the Los Angeles-based indie rocker doesn’t think the record has any cowboy or outlaw themes embedded in it. Honestly, he says, he just made some songs.
Mac DeMarco in NME’s “Big Read” cover story
NME
“Once known for his outrageous onstage antics and cult-leader-like effect on his followers, Mac DeMarco has, of late, settled into a hermit-like existence in Los Angeles. The result is ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’, an album of minimal, sparse and intimate songs, which is out next week…”
Mac DeMarco Announces New Album Here Comes the Cowboy, Shares Video for New Song “Nobody”
Pitchfork
Mac DeMarco has announced a new album, Here Comes the Cowboy. It’s out May 10 and will mark the debut release on Mac’s Record Label. Mac has also shared the single “Nobody.”
Hear Mac DeMarco Preview New Album With Lonesome New Song ‘Nobody’
Rolling Stone
Mac DeMarco unveiled “Nobody,” a desolate track set to appear on his next album, Here Comes the Cowboy. It’s out May 10th via his own Mac’s Record Label. “Nobody” is stripped down and ambling: Built around prickly guitars and a steady clop of drums and bass. DeMarco sings, “There’s no turning back/To nobody/There’s no second chance/No third degree.”
Mac DeMarco – “Nobody” Video
Stereogum
“There’s no turning back to nobody,” Mac DeMarco sings on the lead single from his new album. “There’s no second chance, no third degree.” The song a low-key lament about the perils of fame, yet from that personal subject matter DeMarco manages to wring universal feelings of longing and regret.
Listen to Mac DeMarco’s chilled new single ‘Nobody’ from upcoming album ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’
NME
Mac DeMarco is back, sharing new single ‘Nobody’ and announcing new album ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’.
Mac DeMarco announces more North American tour dates; confirms new album
Tiny Mix Tapes
And you thought this was going to be the year Mac DeMarco was going to take a little time off to putter around the house, do a spot of gardening, learn a new language…maybe take up golf? Nah, just like the old timey toy, you can’t keep the feel-good melodies going by keeping the Jack-in-the-Box. The jester always needs to come out and play.
Mac DeMarco Confirms New Album in 2019, Announces North American Tour
Pitchfork
Mac DeMarco has confirmed that he will release a new album in 2019. “This will be the debut release on Mac’s Record Label (more details still to come),” reads a press release. The singer-songwriter has also announced a slew of new tour dates for the new year, which kick off after his appearances at this year’s Coachella Music and Arts Festival in April.
Mac DeMarco announces North American tour, confirms 2019 album
The Fader
Mac DeMarco is looking to kick off 2019 on a strong note; the Canadian singer announced an upcoming North American tour on Tuesday, Pitchfork notes. Mac also has confirmed that he will release a new album this year.
Pitchfork Announces Mac DeMarco’s New Label and First-Ever Solo Tour
Pitchfork
Mac DeMarco has announced he is launching his own record label. It is called Mac’s Record Label. “My friend Jen who plays drums in The Courtneys gave me the name,” he said in a press release. DeMarco has thus far released music via longtime label Captured Tracks. The new label will be distributed through Universal Music Group’s Caroline.
NME Announces Mac DeMarco’s New label, Mac’s Record Label
NME
Mac Demarco has announced the launch of his own record label, titled ‘Mac’s Record Label‘. The new label will be distributed through Universal Music Group’s Caroline.
Mac Demarco/Flaming Lips co-headlining tour named top 15 concerts to see in September
Entertainment Weekly
The Oklahoman stalwarts make electronic-tinged psychedelia, while DeMarco pens earnest, slacker-rock jams — but their oddball personalities and charismatic live shows make perfect sense together.
This Old Dog included in “Pop Culture That Saved Summer 2017”
Entertainment Weekly
The indie-rocker’s third album contains his most immediate, heartfelt songwriting.
Mac DeMarco isn’t just along for the ride
San Francisco Chronicle
Mac DeMarco may no longer need to participate in medical experiments for pocket change, but nine years into his career, the 27-year-old Canadian soft rocker still isn’t taking anything for granted.
Mac DeMarco shares bizarre VR music video for ‘This Old Dog’
The AV Club
Indie-rock goofball Mac DeMarco recently premiered a new music video for his song “This Old Dog,” the title track off of his latest album.
Mac DeMarco shares new “This Old Dog” VR music video: watch
Pitchfork
Mac DeMarco has shared a new virtual reality music video for his song “This Old Dog,” the title track from his most recent album.
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